April 2, 2024
The DOJ Comes After Apple – And Me!
Several decades ago, I was on the wrong side of a DOJ anti-trust investigation that alleged price fixing by all five producers of sodium bicarbonate.
June 19, 2023
The IRS Comes Calling
On June 16, 2023, the Wall Street journal reported on a letter that Congressman Jim Jordan sent to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel. The letter demanded
February 5, 2018
Is There a Simple Way to Fix This FISA Mess?
Perhaps there is a way to extract some value from the controversy surrounding the FISA court’s approval of an eavesdropping order on U.S. citizen Carter
February 25, 2017
The “Gig Economy” Collides with the Tax Code
This happens to me every year at "tax time" - trying to resolve in my mind the popular celebration of workers plying their trade in the
February 10, 2017
Yearning for the Sounds of Silence
During the run up to the presidential election, many of us echoed the refrain: “we’ll be glad when it’s over”. But it’s not over, not really.
August 29, 2016
Of Monuments, Elevators and Government
Readers of this blog know that I tend to embrace libertarian/conservative viewpoints generally, and especially when it comes to government intervention into areas that I consider
August 18, 2016
Federal-State Partnership – or Extortion?
You may remember that I recently wrote about the Eastern College president trying to line up at the Hillary Clinton free tuition trough. Now the
March 10, 2016
Better Than Leaving It to the Taxpayers
I'll bet I'm the first among my circle of friends and acquaintances to stumble upon a web site with the unlikely name of "NerdWallet". Nevertheless, an article
July 29, 2015
Will the Pope drive all of these people home?
As Philadelphia works itself into frenzy for the Papal Visit on the last weekend of September, it occurred to me that there might be a
July 20, 2015
No jail for drunken drivers? I don’t think so.
Philadelphia mayoral candidate Jim Kenney is joining the ranks of those who are calling for a restructuring of our criminal justice system. Among the changes he advocates is
February 13, 2015
We still have a free market economy, right? Right?
Yesterday, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed into law a requirement for companies located in the city to provide one hour of paid sick leave for
September 23, 2014
Clippers, Redskins, Freedom of Speech and the Power of Government
Not being a pro basketball fan, I had never heard of Donald Sterling prior to the dustup over his crude remarks about African Americans, as