| Just wanna get this off my chest... |
| During the past fifteen years I've had exactly two incidents -- no more than two -- in which African American males at least 12 inches taller than me stood close to my face shouting grievances attributed to racial discrimination. In one instance I was personally involved -- a disgruntled employee who, being fired after working for only one day, demanded the same Thanksgiving bonus given to those who had worked ten years or more for our business. In another instance I was an innocent bystander, standing face to face with a tall, muscular black individual who felt a policeman had just insulted him. I was told, at the top of this persons' lungs, "this is why we kill people like you" and other such things. So my questions are these. First, had a police officer been present, would either of these individuals have been arrested for disturbing the peace if they refused to stop intimidating me after being warned twice? Second, if someone behaves this way to a police officer rather than a private citizen is some sort of protected speech involved that is different from that concerning private citizens? Is it okay to yell, insult, and harass police officers but against the law to do the same thing to private citizens? Or, rather, were the two very frightening confrontations described above simple examples of protected free speech? |
| Link posted by Steve Antler : 10:30 AM |
| One of those fixed costs that just keeps on giving... |
| It keeps on giving trouble. Business good? Business bad? No matter. Pay your property taxes of vacate in favor of somebody who can pay them. Or, perhaps, in favor of nobody but an empty, unoccupied and unused business facility. And just to make sure we're all on the same page, this is happening on the liberal East Coast, land of social justice and equality. |
| Link posted by Steve Antler : 10:08 AM |
Thursday, July 23, 2009
| Greedy doctors going after our childrens' tonsils? |
| This highlight (one of the very few specifics) is being widely criticized in comments for its ignorance of the basic principal-agent issue involved. The primary care physician makes the decision to refer someone's kid to the surgeon. It is the surgeon -- not the primary care doctor -- who rakes in all those "tonsil bucks." Does the current system include some sort of widespread kickback scheme? UPDATE: More here. UPDATE II: And who minds the overseers? |
| Link posted by Steve Antler : 11:24 AM |
Friday, July 17, 2009
| Be forewarned... |
| The Shanghai Composite Index will collapse between July 17 and 27 according to this report. Via Technology Review, which seems to take a dim view of the methodology. (Hat tip to T.D.) UPDATE: More here via Instapundit. UPDATE II: Coming soon? Late? |
| Link posted by Steve Antler : 11:41 AM |
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