Teachers are, apparently, above reproach
A classic Seinfeld episode concerned George Costanza’s decision (at Kramer’s urging) to park in a handicapped zone. This being George, things went drastically wrong. What I remember from the episode,...
View ArticleWhat happens when government (state or federal) is pathologically hostile to...
This post tells the story of a case on which I worked. It’s a true story. Picture this: It’s 2001. You live in California and you own a small business that consists of you and maybe three to five...
View ArticleA couple of addendums
With regard to my post about public sector unions, this story about a very generous retirement pension is a good follow-up. And with regard to my post about Obama screaming in hysteric anger after...
View ArticleCalifornians: Do not get sick between Thursday and Saturday, because the...
I’m surprised that there’s so little news about an upcoming nurses’ strike in Northern and Central California. This story should be a big deal, in large part because the nurses who are going on strike...
View ArticleUnions strike, people die
A few days ago, I warned people not to get sick starting on Thursday in Northern and Central California, because the California Nurses’ Association was staging a sympathy strike. Sadly, one patient...
View ArticleWhat do Mixed Martial Arts, New York, and Unions have in common?
Watch and learn. But be warned: it’s not pretty (and I’m not talking about the fighting part).
View ArticleDoes the Wisconsin vote matter?
The American Future Fund put together a very funny video that shows Progressives before and after the Wisconsin election. Before, defeat meant an imminent apocalypse; after, defeat meant . . ....
View ArticleUnions ask “How dare an employer comply with the law?”
Kudos to Mi Pueblo, a grocery store that caters to Hispanic shoppers, for abiding by federal law. At least, I give it kudos. The Unions are fighting mad: The Bay Area’s biggest Latino grocery chain...
View ArticleBoth mandatory unions and mandatory professional organizations are...
The State Bar of California, which I have to pay into in order to practice law in the State of California, long-ago abandoned its core responsibility of ensuring that people who hold themselves out as...
View ArticleThe herd immunity theory of unions
When we think of herd immunity, we think of vaccinations. Fewer parents are vaccinating their children nowadays because of their fears about negative reactions to vaccinations (including the...
View ArticleThe Bookworm Beat 5-7-15 — the “Damn it, I’m a lawyer” edition and open thread
I spent way too much time today wearing my lawyer, daughter, and mother hats, with no time for my blogger hat. Well, the blogging time is now, and I’ve got lots of stuff to share. As is often the case...
View ArticleThe Bookworm Beat 4/6/16 — the “speed blogging” edition and open thread
If there were a speed-blogging competition, my goal would be to win it with this round-up post. I’d meant to blog at length and at leisure today, but life caught up, including a glitch with the bank,...
View ArticleThe Bookworm Beat 4/18/16 — the “tax day” edition and open thread
My little lady is paying the IRS today, which is why she looks so sad. Yes, it’s tax day, and what better day could there be to talk about all the distressing, expensive, and scary foolishness in the...
View ArticleThe Bookworm Beat 9/6/16 — the “cough, cough, cough” edition and open thread
Hillary’s cough has sounded awfully familiar to me — and today I finally figured out what Hillary’s endless coughing jags bring to mind. To back up a minute, though. . . . As anyone following the news...
View Article[VIDEO] Is this Hillary’s “Howard Dean scream”?
Do you remember how 2004 presidential hopeful Howard Dean, whom the drive-by media aggressively promoted as a sane and normal Progressive presidential candidate, destroyed his candidacy in an instant...
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