“We just come to work here, we don’t come to die.” - Union longshoreman and labor songwriter Harry Stamper As I noted last week and countless times before, corporations that knowingly kill people deserve the death penalty. My latest nominees for liquidation include disgraced jetliner manufacturer Boeing and Oxycontin drug dealer Purdue Pharma. Alas and alack, they … [Read more...]
Sherman R. Frederick Commentary: Trumpty Dumpty had a great fall
I never thought I’d see a day when Americans would riot and storm the Capitol after a pep rally led by the president of the United States. The damage to the conservative approach to government is inestimable. A week later many Trump supporters -- even some friends of mine, I might add -- try to push a narrative saying the trouble makers that day were really Antifa spies … [Read more...]
Harry Spencer Commentary: Pedaling & Peddling Papers
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, I see the greatest loss this country has suffered in the past 70 years is a general decline in the work ethic among many of its citizens. Like other attributes Americans have come to cherish, the work ethic’s gradual demise has probably been brought about by those lessons learned, or in this case, not learned in childhood. This … [Read more...]
Sherman Frederick commentary: 46 strikes and you’re out
If you thought the election went badly for Donald Trump, the post election has been worse. By one count, Team Trump lost 46 election lawsuits in a row. Then came Nevada in which former Attorney General Adam Laxalt led a team that went into court and got its collective butt kicked. They said they had had overwhelming evidence of voter irregularity. In fact, the … [Read more...]
Harry Spencer: Joe’s Dilemma
As of late last week, Joe Biden had quite well tipped his mitt by some of his cabinet picks. As a matter of fact, you have to wonder how Joe is going to satisfy the three diverse groups that supported him. He has to stick with the moderates, of which he has declared himself a member, but then he has to satisfy Bernie’s group because he signed a manifesto that was probably … [Read more...]
Andrew Barbano: Recipes to die for in a toxic holiday season
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Corporations that intentionally kill people deserve the death penalty. Stockholders lose their entire investments. Executives who perpetrated the crime should be held personally both criminally and civilly liable. My current picks for liquidation with extreme prejudice: Purdue Pharma and Boeing. Purdue’s a family-owned drug … [Read more...]
Coronavirus rules run amok
Finally, we’re getting a little direction -- and, may I add, a little sanity, too -- out of the U.S. Supreme Court over how far the government may go in restricting Constitutional rights during an emergency. The answer: Not very far. In a case out of New York, the government attempted to restrict the number of people who may gather for a church service. The rule was … [Read more...]
When the AG is a player, not a ref
Sherman R. Frederick Battle Born Media When the state’s chief law enforcement officer -- the attorney general -- wears his politics on his sleeve, it erodes public confidence in his ability to enforce the law. Nothing clearer than the way AG Aaron Ford conducted himself during this election. He did everything but dress up in a cheerleader outfit and yell … [Read more...]