Why Air Travel Is So Expensive and Unpleasant
Just four giants — American, United, Delta and Southwest — now control two-thirds of all air travel in the entire U.S. In a song about outlaws, Woody Guthrie … Read more
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Consumer Alert: Your Phone Company Wants Into Your Bank Account!
Consumer alert: Pretty much all phone companies have all adopted the exact same thieving “give-us-your-bank-account” scheme. Last week, T-Mobile (my cellular provider) pinged me with a rude message: … Read more
You CAN Take It With You! Thinking Inside the Box
Thinking inside the box: Dark Comedy is what you’re hereafter! ‘Being of sound mind – I spent all my money!’ Well, that takes care of my Last Will … Read more
A ‘Locally Grown’ Thanksgiving
“Locally grown” is developing the cachet of wholesomeness that “organically grown” once carried. Harry Truman said: “No man should be president who doesn’t understand hogs.” The problem with … Read more
The Monopoly-Go-Round
The JCPA is a good idea, but Congress must ensure it provides for local journalism not for more of the “Monopoly-Go-Round.” A July appeal on the front page … Read more
Bovine Excrement
Our BS beef economy has producers and consumers at the mercy of a bovine meat cartel. It’s not widely discussed, but market concentration is a devastating double-edged sword, … Read more
How to Play Monopoly
To play Monopoly, the goal is straightforward: Accumulate property, control the board and ruin all the other players. To play Monopoly, the goal is straightforward: Accumulate property, control … Read more
Taking On Monopoly Power
“Free market” is just a rhetorical deceit that means monopoly power is free to lock down the market. From our school years forward, the Holy Keepers of the … Read more
Why Would We Let Wall Street ‘Care For’ Our Pets?
We form deep relationships with our pets, critters who at least pretend to love us back, providing comfort and joy all around. For many people, the animals they … Read more
Repair Your Own Products? Corporations Say No!
After several thousand years of freedom to repair what you own, suddenly purchase agreements say no. It’s pretty widely agreed that America’s economic and political systems are not … Read more
