Along the curbs of many residential streets this summer, you’ll find a classic piece of Americana as well as free enterprise–the lemonade stand. Stop and drop a couple of quarters, please. The other day, I was driving back home when three children caught my eye. They were all girls, roughly ages 9-12, standing at a corner, waving signs and yelling out “Lemonade! Lemonade for sale!” […]
There’s a reason why you’re hearing those radio commercials for Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Minnesota is not a great place to start or run a small business, but South Dakota is. That’s the word from the Small Business Survival Committee, which has recently released its annual index of the 50 states. Minnesota comes in at #42 in the country. Are you surprised to learn that the […]
“I know what’s better for you than you, and I’m going to use the power of law to make sure you don’t do something stupid.” Whether it’s a smoking ban (you’re too stupid to decide where to eat dinner), Social Security (you’re too stupid to plan for your own retirement) or any number of other issues, there’s a lot of that attitude going around. Another […]