Why Stupid Ideas (And Stupid Politicians) Prevail And Fail Throughout America

Sometimes you just have to shake your head and mumble “What the hell” when politicians with too much time on their hands and too few brains in their heads decide to speak. The recent proposal to turn off all “non-essential” business and residential lighting throughout New York City between the hours of 11pm and 5am to (ostensibly) protect migrating birds is yet another sign the inmates are running the asylum in Democrat-run cities and states that seem preoccupied with matters unrelated to those that deserve their laser focus: restoring fiscal discipline, improving public safety, reversing the catastrophic declines of their public schools, repairing critical infrastructure, and reducing the noxious and expensive footprint of government busybodies in citizens’ daily lives. The sad fact Americans trapped in urban hellholes across our nation now must endure the unendurable raises a pertinent question: Why Read more