There is a lot being said these days about American having a more “mature” policy on recreational drugs, and thus vastly reducing the legal penalties associated with using them or legalizing them altogether. I’d dispute the term– I don’t think an advance in maturity is on the horizon so much as a kind of resignation, [...]
Archive for February, 2009
O tempora, O mores: Drug legalization
Posted in culture, politics, tagged drug legalization, Mitterand on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Weakness of our Strength (Which is Ultimately a Weakness): Scott Boras Edition
Posted in Free Market Apologists, culture, tagged baseball, Jason Varitek, Manny Ramirez, Scott Boras on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reading up on free-agent signings in preparation for the upcoming baseball season, I’m struck by how poorly the über-successful super-agent Scott Boras played his hands the past few months. He’s managed to put some of his older players in terrible contract situations (Jason Varitek, Manny Ramirez, and others), losing them millions of dollars because he [...]
