The New York Times reported last month that a record number of cargo container ships were anchored off the California coast. The logjam continues today. Although few news outlets are giving it much attention, large corporations are certainly taking notice…
Before the coronavirus pandemic, many American companies paid lip service to remote work or telecommuting. On the whole, they didn’t mean it. Even tech companies such as Yahoo! would spool out the kite string only so far, then declare they…
For many years I would threaten my wife with the possibility of working from home. Her consistent response was, “In sickness and in health, but not for lunch!” A good line but, ultimately, no defense to the onslaught of the…
When the future author of Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville, arrived in Newport harbor, New York, at eight o’clock on the evening of May 9, 1831, it didn’t take him very long to realize that he was entering a…
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Economists predict the future in order to demonstrate that we have a sense of humor. When someone even thinks of adding a decimal point to the mix, all dismal scientists fall to the floor in paroxysms of laughter. If we…
An urgent appeal to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper: For every COVID-19 case in North Carolina (4,500 estimated), 125 people have lost their jobs (500,000 unemployed across the state). You created this tragedy. Your executive orders have quarantined healthy individuals…
We are cowering from fear of COVID-19, but quarantine is not a cure to end the virus. The extreme measures currently being taken to shut down our nation in order to flee a virus will have grave consequences long after…
One persistent prediction arising from our pandemic house arrest is that we’ll have a baby boom in nine months. There are good reasons to doubt this. Sure, people are going to do things to pass the time. Makin’ whoopee is…