Today, along with my Infuse SA group, I was proud to support the Bluebonnet Carriage Company, HRH/Yellow Rose Carriage, et al at a press conference at City Hall. We were protesting the City of San Antonio City Council’s flippant and misguided drive to shut them down.For me, this is a simple matter of organizations succeeding at…
After the City of San Antonio and Bexar County voted to partially fund a new stadium for the Missions AA baseball team, I asked a local conservative activist what she thought. “It’s guaranteed to get done. What is the” most we can get for “small businesses and the community in exchange,” she said. This and…
For years I have held up Venezuela in my econ classes as an example of bad policy. Now it appears that those policies have led to more crime being exported to our city. San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association President Joe Jones recently cautioned firefighters to stay vigilant on the north central side. A growing number…
Originally published at the Mises Institute. I attended a neighborhood association meeting recently on the inner west side of San Antonio. The concerns were probably not unlike those of residents in other United States urban centers: crime, public intoxication, vagrancy, etc. One that drew a notable response from the local councilwoman was the cost of…
Originally published at RealClearMarkets. Hiring in the U.S. rose by 272,000 in May, a stronger than expected figure. Wages rose as well. The second most active sector was government, particularly municipalities. While I have some friends who are on these payrolls, its growth is problematic over the long haul. Business owners have to compete for labor. When government…
Originally published in the San Antonio Express-News. Having attended three Charter Review Commission hearings, it’s safe to say there is widespread skepticism among the public about raising the pay of the San Antonio City Council. While some say absolutely not, others are OK with it on one condition: that it is the council members’ one…
Originally published at FreeThePeople. The City of San Antonio’s “Status on Poverty Report” was released recently, and the response was predictable. “I just want… some sort of an action plan.” Council should “better direct” taxpayer dollars “toward helping all San Antonians thrive.” Poverty is the natural, initial state. Society wasn’t just born into affluence; it…
Originally published at FreeThePeople. I had my monthly one-on-one with my boss recently. Supply chains/logistics came up. My mind wandered as this has been a hot topic in the wake of the shutdowns of a few years ago. But I also thought of the ESG crusade. Among other things, our company attempts to navigate supply…
Originally published at RealClearMarkets. As soon as the internet came along, we started hearing about misinformation. Social media compounded this. It’s ironic how much concern we hear from the powers-that-be, since they peddle as much of it as anyone. A recent example, put forth by a San Antonio city councilman during budget deliberations, is the notion that…
Originally published at the Mises Institute. It’s probably inevitable that landing the #1 pick in the NBA draft, like the San Antonio Spurs did this spring, while playing in a 20-year-old building, would spawn chatter about a new arena. As usual, the preeminent concern is tapping the taxpayer to foot part of the bill. And…