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June 3, 2002

Class Clowns

James Glassman has an interesting Tech Central article on pernicious class action lawsuits — including one brought by Wal-Mart (against Visa, et al.) that threatens to wreak havoc on the longterm economy: “Wal-Mart’s Classless Act.” Here’s a snippet: It’s hardly a surprise that Wal-Mart, whose 1.3 million employees serve 100 million customers weekly, is the most-sued company in America. What’s alarming and puzzling, however, is that Wal-Mart is the lead

Heated Debates

Well, here’s news worth interrupting a Sunday evening for (not much to interrupt, really — I’d been watching movies and eating pretzels in my underwear). Matt Drudge is reporting that the Bushies are about to do a 180-degree flip flop on their global warming stance: U-Turn: Bush Admin Outlines ‘Global Warming’ Effects On America; Acknowledges Damage In a stunning U-turn for the Bush administration, the United States has sent a