This is what now qualifies as “alternative.” Headline: David Wise’s alternative lifestyle leads to Olympic gold KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — “Hey, Nayeli,” he said peering into the camera. “Daddy loves you!” Those were the words of David Wise, the freestyle skiing halfpipe gold medalist Tuesday night after he won his event’s first-ever Olympic medal. David Wise is at the top of his sport. He’s always smiling among his friends and
February 19, 2014
February 19, 2014
NBC profiles American Olympic Gold Medalist who leads an “alternative lifestyle” [Darleen Click]
February 19, 2014
“CBO: Wage hike to cost 500K jobs”
But so what? According to sources like the NYTimes, this loss of employment represents a mixed bag, because it will supposedly pull 1 million people out of poverty — which, not to make light of that, is not too difficult to do when you keep changing the definition of relative poverty so that it constantly jibes with your policy preferences. The truth is, many of those who are now in
February 19, 2014
Good Lord: the death of the work ethic is upon us
Which shouldn’t be too big a surprise, as it is most famously being displayed by our current President. [DOG WHISTLE ALERT!] To that end, here’s what White House Economic Adviser Gene Sperling had to say about the glories of raising the minimum wage (courtesy CNS News): Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016 will help “people who just want to work hard,” but it also will help those who