One of the paradoxes of American politics is that our friends on the left (and even many on the right) are generally supportive of expansive regulatory regimes even as they rail against the evils of big business. This is a paradox because one way businesses deal with complicated and costly regulations is through consolidation. The…
John Andrist: Scalia Battle And Heartache In Velva
This is how it could have happened when the two sides started lining up for another partisan fight over a replacement for justice Antonin Scalia, who died last week. Instead of announcing they would not consider confirming any Obama appointment, the Republicans in congress might have suggested a bipartisan group to sit down with the…
You Can't Make This Up: Fargo Says No More Than 6 Ounces Of Juice For Daycare Kids
The war on fat kids gets more absurd all the time. Last week Tony Gehrig, who ran for the Fargo City Commission in June but lost, submitted a guest column to SAB about city leaders instituting a new ordinance on juice in daycares. I wrote about it at Watchdog.org today: “Juice shall only be provided…