Michael Rosenbaum's Blog, page 4
March 30, 2010
March 21, 2010
It's Our Own Damned Fault
No industry in this country every gained federal regulation without earning the privilege.
From medicine to food to financial services and occupational safety, the federal government has never been the farsighted central planner of socialism myths. Quite to the contrary, Congress and administrations react very late in the game and, most often, with draconian responses [...:]
From medicine to food to financial services and occupational safety, the federal government has never been the farsighted central planner of socialism myths. Quite to the contrary, Congress and administrations react very late in the game and, most often, with draconian responses [...:]
March 19, 2010
ytlayoLoyalty Goes Both Ways
I was a big fan of United Airlines, once. Hometown airline, friendly skies, better planes than all those DC9s (Yeah, they're called MD80s, but they're really DC9s.) American was flying.
Then came the bankruptcy and I stayed loyal. Flew at least 25,000 miles per year, never complained when they ran out of my meal choice—back [...:]
Then came the bankruptcy and I stayed loyal. Flew at least 25,000 miles per year, never complained when they ran out of my meal choice—back [...:]
March 12, 2010
There Oughtn't Be a Law
I nearly clipped the SUV in the left lane as I shifted my Big & Tasty into my left hand and reached into the bag'o'fries with my right. I corrected quickly, although some lettuce dropped out of the sandwich and I had to take my eyes off the road for a while to find where [...:]
March 7, 2010
How to Save America: Step V
In which our intrepid social commentator boils down all the challenges facing our great nation into a relative handful of simple—but not simplistic—solutions.
STEP FIVE: TELECOMMUTING
Let's say you were running a company and you wanted to keep your employees motivated–assuming you still had any employees–but cash wasn't exactly plentiful. How would you give workers an extra [...:]
STEP FIVE: TELECOMMUTING
Let's say you were running a company and you wanted to keep your employees motivated–assuming you still had any employees–but cash wasn't exactly plentiful. How would you give workers an extra [...:]
March 1, 2010
Dammit, I'm Not Homeless
My house didn't burn down last year, but I'm not complaining about it to State Farm. Last April, I had surgery for a tumor that turned out to be nothing, but I'm not griping that I don't have pancreatic cancer.
Maybe I'm just too forgiving about dodging a bullet. At least it seems that way, now [...:]
Maybe I'm just too forgiving about dodging a bullet. At least it seems that way, now [...:]
February 27, 2010
I Just HAD to Ask…
A lifetime ago, in the middle of a drug cartel trial in Hammond, Indiana, a defense attorney threatened to put me on the witness stand and started coaching me about my testimony. When I questioned his ethics, he told me what every litigator learns—you never ask a question unless you know what the answer is [...:]
February 23, 2010
February 21, 2010
You Can't Fool Me. I've Already Fooled Myself!
I was soaked by the time I crossed the parking lot and opened the door of the jewelry store. Just a few days before our anniversary, or maybe it was Jill's birthday, I was a man on a mission.
I hate shopping for jewelry. It's too one-sided. Every product is unique and it's worth whatever [...:]
I hate shopping for jewelry. It's too one-sided. Every product is unique and it's worth whatever [...:]
February 13, 2010
Does Domino's Sell Pizza?
About 30 years ago, before I started selling my life one hour at a time, I was visiting with a lawyer I know. In the middle of our conversation, the phone rang, he answered, said about 10 words and hung up. Then he filled out a time sheet to bill the client for 15 minutes [...:]
