December 2003

  • Death of an Institution

    While there are undboutedly a number of advantages to living in our world over, say, Afghanistan, I find it terribly disturbing that those advantages can so easily eat up and spit out an institution. I'm talking, of course, about the venerable toy retailer FAO Schwarz….

  • Role of the Hero

    "Show up, wipe your feet at the door and do your job. That's what a hero does." I was in the reading room the other day when I noticed an issue of Men's Health. I don't typically read Men's Health, unless I'm in the reading room. What's more…

  • Where is the Value?

    The president of the United States of America makes $400,000 per year. According to the National Taxpayers Union, the presidential pension is worth $2.62 to $7.29 million. The massive amount of travel undertaken by a serving president is surely worth thousands, if not millions. The free room and…