A pillar of our democracy is the free press, but the quality of journalism in general has declined over the last decade or so. People now get much of their news from the internet, so newspaper circulations are dropping, with advertising revenues following along behind. Newspapers continue to battle, but less news is coming from…
There’s no doubt that Amtrak’s on time performance — or the lack thereof — is a real concern. A Washington Post columnist/blogger, Christopher Ingraham, has produced charts and graphs to illustrate how bad it’s gotten. But typical of these so-called experts, Ingraham dashes off some superficial comments, overlooks some relevant information, and comes to some…
This past Sunday, the New York Times had an interesting editorial which was based on a report appearing a week ago in the Washington Post. The editorial pointed out that the Internal Revenue Service has had its budget cut by 14 percent and, as a direct consequence, the agency’s ability to audit taxpayers has been…
Papers, Please! Over the past couple of years, there have been several stories (and –ahem! – blogs) about U.S. Border Patrol people boarding Amtrak trains in the middle of the night and rousting passengers who look as though they might be illegals. Many of the complaints have come from passengers on the Lake Store Limited,…