There has been talk on some conservative blogs about people getting angry enough to riot in this country because of the actions of the Obama administration. I have a hard time imagining riots in the streets. This is because of who is upset now and who was upset in the 60s. The protest culture of the 60s was made up of the idle–college students, welfare recipients, societal drop-outs, etc. Hippies had time to riot and protest because they did nothing productive and had no responsibilities. College students had time to protest between classes and parties when daddy’s money or government aid paid their way. All that idle time could be turned to mischief. Everyone wants to feel they are doing something useful; you either get this sense through your job or another outlet. They did it through protest and misguided attempts to change the world. The protests had the added effect of making their laziness look like sacrifice: “Man, I can’t get a job; there is too much that needs changed.” (more…)

The hip pocket congress handed to our new President is to be as anti-business as ever. The leadership of the 111th Congress is intent on siphoning millions of dollars from business owners to benefit their trial lawyer constituency through discrimination lawsuits while silencing the voice of workers in union votes. Classic liberal tactic: enact legislation harming employees and stifling the economy while claiming to champion of the poor downtrodden worker crushed under the imaginary jackboot of business brown-shirts. Such polemics never result in good policy. (more…)