Bryan Strawser

Musings from the land of winter & road construction

After its end, Target proxy fight still puzzling

Joe Nocera writes at the New York Times about the Target / Pershing Square proxy contest that ended yesterday on Thursday: You can’t help but suspect that Mr. Ackman’s subsequent proxy fight, one of the most expensive ever mounted, was an act of pique. His dedicated Target fund had lost, according to numerous reports, some [...]

Massachusetts: More stupid firearms laws

Massachusetts is at it again with more stupid firearms laws – laws that will do nothing to impact crime at all. While there are many things that I miss about living in New England – I am certainly not missing the idiotic “anti-crime” measures that the Massachusetts legislature attempts to pull off. I’m quite happy [...]