Good Riddance Manny 2.0

The end of the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers means the end of Manny Machado’s career as a Dodger . . . What an incredibly dirty player, and a punk with a bad attitude, unworthy of the Dodgers uniform . . . Someone will overpay him in the offseason, fortunately it won’t be the Dodgers . . . Good riddance to bad rubbish.

The Dodgers Need a New Manager

Dave Roberts needs to be replaced as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers . . . He has proven completely inept in managing big game decisions, with bullpen management being his biggest failing . . . Roberts, by all accounts is a really nice guy, but that does not a good baseball manager make . . . The numerous bad decisions Roberts made in the 2017 World Series could have been overlooked if he did not make the exact same mistakes in 2018 . . . Time to move on.

After Words: Arthur Brooks Interviews Ben Sasse

Two of my favorite people joined together to put together an amazing discussion for an hour. Spend an hour watching Arthur Brooks of American Enterprise Institute (AEI) interview Senator Ben Sasse about his new book, Them. This is NOT a political discussion. So grab a beverage, relax, and enjoy this presentation.

Clearing the Tabs 10-26-2018

Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.

October 21
The Sears Bankruptcy Further Wrecks The QE-As-Equity-Stimulant Narrative

October 22
To Reform Campuses, Start with Pre-College Reforms

October 23
Do the Rich Capture All the Gains from Economic Growth?

October 24
Helping the Left and the Right Understand the Laffer Curve

One Nation, Two Economies
More than gender, race, or other hot-button media issues, a deep socioeconomic divide will shape the midterm elections.

October 25
The opportunity costs of populism

October 26
Trade Deficits (Mostly) Don’t Matter

Beto Signs Are Useful After All

If anyone from the approaching caravan from Honduras seeking illegal entry into the United States happens to see this post, if you get into Texas, look for these signs. It's a symbol of safe harbor.

Spanish Translation:
Si alguien de la caravana que se aproxima desde Honduras que busca ingresar ilegalmente a los Estados Unidos ve esta publicación, si ingresa a Texas, busque estas señales. Es un símbolo de puerto seguro.

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Clearing the Tabs 10-19-2018

Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.

October 7
Whole Foods Explodes The Myth About Big Businesses Targeting The 'Corner Store'

October 14
Real-World Examples of How the Minimum Wage Destroys Jobs and Hurts Workers

California becoming more feudal, with ultra-rich lording over declining middle class

October 17
Republicans’ new rallying cry is ‘Remember Kavanaugh’ and it may lead them to midterm victory

October 19
Arthur Brooks and American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will release a documentary in the Spring of 2019 and it looks amazing:

Senator Ben Sasse Rightly Takes On Sean Hannity

Hannity of course will never accept this challenge, but good for Senator Sasse for not just letting Hannity go unchecked.

If you write a book about the outrage merchants that are dividing America and you fail to mention Sean Hannity because he’s in your party, you aren’t being honest.#Them https://t.co/F9QJIoUtvW https://t.co/QxD7YEOavE

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 17, 2018

.@seanhannity -

I invite you to come out from behind the safety of your cable news desk and join me at a neutral forum to debate the role of the media—Left and Right—in dividing us.

Honest conversation isn’t where the quick-hit $ and ratings are — but it’d be good for America. https://t.co/ho8IMTZ80j

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 17, 2018