Cicero and the Crimson Tide
“0 tempora, a mores,” lamented a Roman kibitzer named Cicero about two millennia ago. Oh the times, oh the customs! He thought the “civilized” world …
Bonfire Vivants
My local paper tells me in glaring black headlines that “Violence in France is slowing.” Good news – I read on. I find that this …
An Entry in Santa’s Diary
Whatta year it’s been. It seems like I no sooner finished making my ’01 deliveries when it’s time to make up my list for ’02. …
The CPI (Chicken Price Index)
Well, Alan Greenspan didn’t do it again. Our Fed chairman, whose roar rattles the marketplace like the Wizard of Oz terrifies Dorothy, did nothing this …