This is an interesting re-print of a nearly 20 year old opinion piece printed in Discover. I’m curious as to other opinions about it. The concept that social parasites, all too common in modern-day America, originated with agricultural society caught my attention because it has the ring of truth about it. This is not to…
Month: June 2005
Supreme Court Backs Municipal Land Grabs
This tite was stolen from a CNN report of the same name – read it and be amazed at the temerity of the nation’s Supreme Court. Two days later and I’m still in a state of denial/disbelief over this ruling. Now I understand where the phrase “contempt of court” comes from! From the CNN article:…
Do the Math, People (If You Can)
From the Houston Chronicle: Credit card companies want it both ways: strict bankruptcy laws but no mandate to disclose how much all that credit is costing consumers. If the newly wed Smiths charge $1,000 to a 13 percent credit card to finance a week-long honeymoon, then pay only the 2 percent minimum monthly payment, it…