Nicky Cheese

Got one of these in the mail the other day…more than a month after the alleged violation. Eh…make that the confirmed violation.

Yes, it’s a ticket. A red-light camera ticket. And unlike the curbside 5-o, this method of traffic enforcement is really covert, and thereby, really effective. But really effective at what? Reducing accidents? Or just [...]

At the tail end of my post Monday, I referenced Mayor Menino’s opposition to retailers like CVS opening medical clinics inside their stores. His reasoning again:
“Allowing retailers to make money off of sick people is wrong.”
My short response suggested that the overall quality of health care decreases without the profit motive. An argument of consequentialism [...]

Mayor Bloomberg enjoys Cheez-Its. So do I. They’re a delicious snack that really deliver a cheese explosion. I’m not sure what it is about them; maybe it’s the half-gram of trans fat found in every serving. Who knows. All I know is that I’m a fan. A big fan.
But Mayor Bloomberg, the trans fat foe? [...]

Chicago alderman got a cost-of-living pay increase January 1st. I’m not sure what that makes their salary now but, according to the Better Government Association, it was $100,971 in ‘07.
But, no joke, the raise is totally necessary! I mean, how else are they supposed to afford all the new taxes they sign into law? Like [...]