A few weeks ago, I had dinner with a friend. I had been clamoring for a thick rib-eye steak and a slightly dirty martini for a long time. After listening to me “dry beg” for a time, he finally...
Daily Archive: Monday, February 9, 2015
ANY FRIES WITH THAT TANTRUM
I have long believed that there was something in the food at McDonald’s that made people prone to violence if they couldn’t get their McNuggets. It is the behavior of junkies, not gourmands. Apparently, there is something about working...
ECONOMIC TERRORISM
I love reading Louis Woodhill. Today’s column contained a few gems. This: The notion that handing out unemployment checks will boost the economy (via fiscal “stimulus”) is pure Keynesian fantasy. Whatever good they may do, unemployment benefits amount to...
POLITICS SCREW UP EVERYTHING
Please welcome Nathan Shafer to Triple F. We don’t yet have a page for Nathan, so today his column will run under my heading. Recently, my fascination with New Orleans history and culture led me to a book titled...