Junk

by | Apr 18, 2024 | Quotes and Quips

“We haven’t accepted—we can’t really believe— that the most characteristic product of our age of scientific miracles is junk, but that is so. And we still think and behave as though we face an unspoiled continent, with thousands of acres of living space for every man....

Postal Service

by | Apr 17, 2024 | Quotes and Quips

I appreciate the U.S. Postal Service and the fact that I get mail delivered to my house, but it’s clear the need for mail delivery has diminished in recent years. The request by the Regulatory Commission to raise the cost of first class mail again to 73 cents seems...

Gender Dissatisfaction

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Quotes and Quips

“All competent authorities agree that between 80 and 95 percent of children who say that they are transgender naturally come to accept their sex and to enjoy emotional health by late adolescence.” – McHugh, Hruz, and Mayer (in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme...

Withholding Tax

by | Apr 15, 2024 | Quotes and Quips

“While withholding income at the source was more efficient, it also made the system more opaque and the tax bite less obvious. This is one of the main reasons [Milton] Friedman’s wife, Rose, also an accomplished economist, vehemently opposed its introduction. Like...