Back in 2019, Hasbro released a woke feminist version of one of its more historically popular board games, as Monopoly. Ms. Monopoly “recognizes inventions that women created or contributed to and gives bonuses to female players.”
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A Conversation I Think That The Education Establishment Will Abhor
Most folks know what the NHSBA stands for – The NH School Board Association. Frankly, it is the epitome of the Education Establishment. They know best. They will do what they want, and while they’d like “involved parents,” They don’t brook too much dissent.
Digital Book Burning: Hey Amazon, What Is Hate Speech?
Amazon has been under fire for pulling a conservative book from its online store. Its new policy is banning books that promote “hate speech.” What is Amazon doing? But where do hate speech rules come from?
Notable Quote – It Isn’t “Implicit Bias”, It’s a Bias by Our Educational System
Emphasis mine: “It’s the achievement gap, not systemic racism, that explains demographic disparities in education and employment.”
Notable Quote: Nothing lasts forever – especially monopolies
Warning against “monopoly fatalism,” the Cato Institute’s Ryan Bourne says: Time was, the A&P grocery chain was the entrenched “Amazon of its day,” with almost 15,000 stores by 1935. Seen one recently? Between 1976 and 1978, the government worried that IBM might have a monopoly on the “office typewriter industry.” A November 2007 Forbes cover … Read more
Where’s the Reform? Last year US Postal Service Lost $8 billion. That Used to be Real Money.
Communication and even package delivery are changing. Change is the only constant in life. So what should be done with the US Postal Service? Senator Shaheen has been consistently in opposition to stemming the flow of red ink. Consistently against postal reform.
There’s a Socialism Version of Monopoly and Guess What? Leftists Don’t Like it
The folks at Hasbro have had some fun with the un-fun angry people on the left. Last year they introduced the Socialism version of Monopoly and the leftists, naturally, are offended.
Big Tech Vs. Our Freedom
Google, Facebook, and Twitter are monopolies. The executives running these companies see themselves as the arbiters of public discourse. Those executives use tools to suppress users and politicians they oppose. Those tools include shadowbanning, deplatforming, and demonetization. The tech companies believe social media played a pivotal role in Trump’s victory. They are moving aggressively to prevent … Read more
Big Tech… Big Control
The issue It is apparent that Big Tech companies are trying to have it both ways. On the one hand they want to have the advantages of being open platforms with the protections afforded them. And on the other hand they want the privileges of publishers without the responsibilities. The questions around sharing of information, … Read more
New Hampshire’s Monopoly Healthcare
The latest development LRGHealthcare has been hemorrhaging money since the inception of Obamacare. Having been unable to stem the losses it has now identified a potential partner. Will that partner provide deeper pockets until a turnaround can be accomplished? Let me suggest that the root cause question needs to be asked and answered. Is the … Read more
Is Planned Parenthood a Monopoly?
What’s going on? American Life League’s (ALL) STOPP program recently released its 2018 Planned Parenthood Facilities Report. The report is its annual survey of all Planned Parenthood (PP) locations in the United States. The report showed a continued decline in the total number of PP locations and a loss of seven surgical abortion centers. To … Read more
Approaching Big Tech With Antitrust
Phase II: The Historical Perspective of Sherman Antitrust The Winds of Economic change Coming to the close of the 19th century America’s economic conditions encouraged large concerns in manufacturing and distribution. Those firms which could make their products at one location using large scale and then ship their wares nationwide were advantaged. Those firms began … Read more
Approaching Big Tech With Antitrust
Phase I: The Historical Perspective, What is Antitrust? Broadly, the economic view is that competitive behavior should be defined as economic efficiency. Economic efficiency implies an economic state in which every resource is optimally allocated to serve each individual or entity in the best way while minimizing waste and inefficiency. Roughly speaking, it is a … Read more
Net Neutrality – Because ‘They’ Want To Bring It Back!
When the Trump administration encouraged the FCC to pull the plug on a Government regulated internet, they did just that. They got the government out of your “digital bedroom.” The usual suspects were outraged. But you don’t want the government regulating the internet like a utility. Not under any condition. And that includes crafting new regulations to control how entities like Google or Facebook or Twitter behave in the free market.
Let the marketplace work it out because it will.
Yes, Dan, it’s for the children
The salient points of the Hillsboro-Deering Teachers’ Contract:
Are You a Union Member or a Lease?
After reading an article posted by Mike Antonucci yesterday at HotAir – included in it’s entirety below – I went to the NH Public Employee Labor Relations Board site to scan some NH collective bargaining agreements to learn whether this question should be asked here in NH. In at least one case – the first one I read, in fact – the answer maybe ‘yes’.
7.3.1 Breaching of Contract.
Bargaining unit members will not be released from their individual teacher contracts without special permission and agreement from the Merrimack Valley School Board. Board action will be taken at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting after receiving such a request.
Any attempt by a bargaining unit member to resign, except in extenuating circumstances and when released by the School Board as set forth in this section, will constitute a breach of contract. A premature departure cost equal to 2% of Bachelor Step One (payable to the District before a release is granted) will be levied against any bargaining unit member who attempts to breach their individual teacher contract after June 1st. The amount will increase to 4% of Bachelor Step One after July 1st and will increase again to 6% of Bachelor Step One after August 1st. In addition, the District may charge the departing bargaining unit member legal fees incurred while enforcing this part of the collective bargaining agreement.
So, is this a bad thing? Read the rest of the story.
Captive customers and the U.S. Post Office monopoly then and now….
I found myself in a post office yesterday. Gawd. I waited in line, and waited in line…and waited in line. The counter had
one, and only one, postal employee at “work.” She chatted and talked and chatted and talked with the captive customer ahead of me. And I waited some more…I waited longer than I’ve ever waited in line in a Publix or any other grocery store. I waited longer than in any Wal-Mart I’ve ever been in. I waited longer for service than I’ve ever waited at any restaurant that I didn’t walk out of.
Why did I put up with that? Because the post office has a monopoly of course! Why not open it up to free market competition? Oh no! We couldn’t allow that! The private companies would “skim the cream.” Rural service would suffer! Mail would be too complicated!
Oh bosh. Like food? Like shoes? Don’t we need a monopoly government service to make sure that “rural areas” get enough food and shoes? To make sure that some stores don’t “skim the cream” on food and shoes? But I digress. The reason the post office has a monopoly is that it’s a bloated political bureaucracy that has outlived its usefulness. You doubt me? Here’s what Thomas Jefferson had to say about the early post office:
Democrats Prepare to Defend The NH Health Insurance Monopoly
Democrats hate this bill as well. It allows small business owners and individuals to seek arrangements and coverage to meet their specific needs.