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Do you think Hooters can be saved? I doubt it. Hooters thinks it’s the perfect moment for a revival. First, it needs to be “re-Hooterized.” wsj.com/business/retai…

Would you support a constitutional amendment that requires congressional districts be “as contiguous and compact as possible while respecting political subdivisions (i.e., boundaries of counties and cities).” Why? BTW, your cynical remarks are not a sign of sophistication.

They let me into the belly of the beast last week....

Thanks!

Sometimes I believe the top marginal tax rate should be 150%.

I'm taking the rest of the day off but the team over at Nations Indexes - Better Ideas Better Indexes will be posting interesting stuff.

He asks an interesting question: How much would the live-streaming rights bring for the Swift/Kelce wedding? Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married. It’s another example of how football always wins, writes @JasonGay. wsj.com/sports/footbal…

So you're saying the VIX has bottomed?

Don’t ever confuse them with conservatives who believe government should stay out of your life.

Isn’t this a damning indictment of their first coaches? When Daniel Jones lines up as the starter for the Indianapolis Colts this season, he will become the latest product of the league’s elite QB rehabilitation centers. wsj.com/sports/footbal…

Existential threat to our position in the global leadership. The leaders of three of the world’s four most powerful nations will meet in China this weekend to discuss how to react to the upending of the international order by the U.S. president wsj.com/world/while-tr…

Politicians may show up at ribbon-cuttings and make big promises. Then they hope nobody’s paying attention by the time their political efforts to steer markets end in failure. wsj.com/opinion/lordst…

So I'm trying to print in color on my HP color printer. The black toner cartridge is very low so the HP default when that happens with a color printer is to only allow the color printer to print....wait for it...in black.

Politics is a marketplace of ideas. And the market can be merciless. Don’t Like Mamdani? Do Better. nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opi… via @NYTOpinion

The gold charlatans are starting to pop up as it makes a new high. Just remember that 15 years ago they were saying it was going to hit $5,000 in a couple of years so $3400 isn’t that impressive 13 years later.

On this Labor Day I’d like to thank the Polish spectator at the US Open who stole a signed hat from a kid. You managed to do the impossible…you managed to unite all Americans behind a common cause which is their hatred of you. I didn’t think it was possible. #PiotrSzczerek

My lawyer friends say the truth is a perfect defense.

You want to learn about something? Read a book. You want to REALLY learn about something? Write a book.