Labor Day 2011

No. 706 Pittsburgh claims to have the largest Labor Day Parade in the nation.  Perhaps, but the demise of the steel industry has helped drive the long decline of organized labor as a political and economic force in this region. The parade may be big, but the membership continues to shrink. A handful of Republican […]

Terror Alert: Watch Out for the Credit Card Knife!

No. 705 Thanks to the Gadgeteer for bringing the credit card knife to our attention.  It takes only a few seconds to assemble, so if you see someone folding a credit card you have only a few seconds to do something about it. By knowing in advance what a credit card knife looks like, you […]

Facts Learned While Playing Trivial Pursuit.

No. 704 –  The opposite of misogynist is misandrist — hater of men. –  The New York Yankees were once known as the Highlanders early in the 20th Century. –  The first major league baseball team to post 10,000 losses was not the Pittsburgh Pirates.  It was the Philadelphia Phillies. –  The first underground railway […]

Creating Jobs 2011: A Modest Proposal.

No. 703 Everybody is talking about creating jobs. The President is going to make a major speech on the subject, which will be over in time for Thursday Night Football.   I’m here to tell you that we are already creating jobs at a furious pace.  What does an American do when he gets extra […]

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