There I stood at the pharmacy counter, with a head cold, sniffing away, and begging for some product that contains pseudoephedrine , which works like a magic nose unclogger. The stuff you can get off the shelf now contains the similar-sounding drug called phenylephrine , but it might as well be a placebo. It just doesn’t work, and most everyone
Sometimes the regular news reads just like The Onion , such as this one on the growing controversy about a new liquor drink called Spykes . Apparently many people think that this sweet drink in a nail-polish-style bottle is, gasp, being marketed to young people. Anheuser-Busch says that this is ridiculous, why they’ve done no marketing at all! And
An interesting case of the failure of micro-central planning comes from Shaliuhe, China, as reported in the Economist . This rural area has the misfortune of being ruled by local bureaucrats who believe they know more than the price system, and so picked a sure investment for the locals: cows. They looked West and saw Beijing with its rising
The Nation has posted an interesting article on how corporate conglomerates are ganging up on on Google to use government to give the innovative company the what for. So I read this because I was curious: what is the leftist answer here? Favor the corporate conglomerate or the corporate conglomerates that are attacking the corporate conglomerate?
The Grey Lady reports that H. Lee Scott Jr., the Chief Executive of Wal-mart has decided against opening a location in New York City due to the intense opposition from unions, lobbyists, lawmakers, and other assorted community groups who have fought to stymie their efforts every step of the way. But as Mr. Scott sees it, there is another reason
According to the NYT : “Despite the military’s ban on all alcoholic beverages [in Iraq and Afghanistan] — and strict Islamic prohibitions against drinking and drug use — liquor is cheap and ever easier to find for soldiers looking to self-medicate the effects of combat stress, depression or the frustrations of extended deployments, said military
So here is a story about the “infrequent inspections, deficient safety requirements, and low hiring standards” of day care operations around the country. We need federal regulations! Or so says the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. Two questions. Why isn’t is obvious that if any industry can be self-regulating, it
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