Great Moments in Local Government

Since we’ve been talking about the snow, here’s a story about city that must have no real crime. At least, that’s the only sensible thing to conclude after reading that cops in Harrisonburg, VA, arrested (on felony charges!) two college kids for the horrific offense of tossing snowballs (technically they were charged with “throwing a [...]

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The Phony Cost of Shutting Down the Federal Government

For the fourth day in a row, the federal government is shut down because of snow. This causes me mixed feelings. Because federal workers already are so vastly overpaid, part of me is irritated that they are getting what are, for all intents and purposes, extra vacation days. On the other hand, isn’t it better [...]

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Proof that I’m a Bad Economist

One of the key principles of economics is specialization of labor. Simply stated, people should specialize is doing what they do best. But either because I’m cheap or because I have this delusional sense of pioneer spirit, I’m digging out from the blizzard. So the bad news is that I’m not applying the lessons of [...]

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