Question of the Day

Is, or is not, Ticketmaster the absolute worst company in the United States of America?

Having just purchased two $25 tickets from Ticketmaster and receiving a final bill -- after its Orwellian "convenience charge" -- of $72(!!!), I'm now thinking I haven't been ripped off this badly since ... since ... well, since my last Ticketmaster purchase! Actually, there's also last month's Cablevision bill, which is perhaps the only reason why today's answer could very well be, "no."

By the way, this is what I'll be seeing. Everyone of sound mind ought to do the same.

Question of the Day

Should dueling be brought back?

What about public hangings?

Please discuss. Thanks.

Question of the Day

Is it possible that those who favor gun control most ardently tend to not trust their own psychological stability, i.e., their ability to contain emotional response?

The thought crossed my mind just now after a left-of-center, gun-control-supporting colleague said off-handedly, "The best argument in favor of gun control is the fact that I can buy a gun." The joke being that he's something of a drama queen who's prone to mood swings.

Those supporting gun-rights generally speak in terms of self defense. Those in favor of gun control, like Mayor Bloomberg, generally refer to man's susceptibility to his own rage.

Perhaps psychological discrepancies explain it?

Question of the Day

If congestion pricing really will work all the miracles Mayor Bloomberg promises -- fewer cars; cleaner air; less global warming; cures for AIDS, cancer, and racism -- why is he now declaring the plan "dead" simply because New York City has fallen out of the running for a $500 million bribe?

In the context of a city budget approaching $60 billion, $500 million is chump change -- indeed, Bloomberg could probably find it between the cushions on his Lear jet.

Please tell me he wasn't about to impose this unwieldy, invasive tax scheme -- which, I should add, is hated by New Yorkers -- simply to bank $500 million in free cash.