I don't understand why people carry an irrational hatred of fellow human beings who seem different, especially people trying to make a better life for themselves in what was once the most welcoming country in the world. I so greatly enjoy meeting people from other cultures.

RIP Todd Snider. A great singer/songwriter and alright guy. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Stop calling MTG a "voice of reason." She's acting like any cult leader who's been pushed out from an internal power struggle. She's promoted Sandy Hook as a hoax and Jewish space-laser conspiracies. She is nothing less than a complete loon, whom no one should take seriously.

You'd think that local policymakers would've learned their lesson, but no. They just handed over $900 mil to the Cleveland Browns to replace its last stadium, which also failed to spur economic development and associated tax revenue, like its predecessor. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...

Your reminder that when economists argued that Cleveland's stadium/arena project was an ill-advised public investment in the 1990s, not only were they told they were wrong by supporters, they were ridiculed for suggesting it. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...

Yeah, I guess that's why the Rays and O's just sold for nearly $1.8 billion a piece.

Seems like a particularly bad day to go fishing in South America. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

Elected officials have more important things to do than talk to sports team owners about how to upgrade their luxury venues.

"the trajectory is really really really good if you look at it." 🤔

I see that The Buffalo News isn't through being a propaganda machine for the Bills. buffalonews.com/news/local/b...

12 years ago today, the Atlanta Braves announced it was abandoning Turner Field and moving to Cobb.

Yes.

FFS... for very many reasons.

Walmart says Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper this year. It’s not. The basket just got smaller. That makes it the perfect lesson in how economists measure inflation. Read more: www.mondayeconomist.com/p/walmart-th...

RIP Lenny Wilkens

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I just "finished" a 1000-piece puzzle only to find it was missing 18 pieces (straight-out-of-the box new, too). Hard to express the murderous rage I feel.

Cleveland is pretty clearly better off without the Browns stadium. Good story in today's Plain Dealer.

Happy 60th to Jeff Blauser. Never forget what Ted Turner said to then-GM John Schuerholz about him: "what’s this shit I read about a budget. You want to sign Jeff Blauser, sign him!"

Evan Drellich had this months ago. It was Mark DeRosa making a bad joke about Manfred’s powers. He also happens to manage team USA, so he needs to do better: www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...

Apparently, the "hard lesson" is not to recommend further study of a proposal that all subject experts advised against and the only poll done showed it was unpopular. www.expressnews.com/politics/art...

I've pretty much given up trying to figure out what's going on with the Las Vegas A's stadium. All signs are that it is being built, but I wouldn't be shocked if construction stopped tomorrow.

No public sports venue has ever paid for itself. For years, I've been asking for an example, but none has ever been provided. Yet, the @expressnews.com editorial board is crowing about what a success the Spurs arena will be before construction has ever begun. www.expressnews.com/opinion/edit...

Sounds significant for the Las Vegas A's stadium. Why is this flying under the radar?

I see Terry McGuirk is once again boasting about how the Atlanta Braves will have a top-5 payroll. www.ajc.com/sports/2025/...

Oh look, "entirely privately funded" includes public funding, and it looks like more subsidies are in the works.

Cover just dropped. Coming in 2026 from Oxford University Press.

RE: The San Antonio arena vote.

Time to add another publicly subsidized arena to the database. I'm sure *this one will be different.* www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Taxpayers need to build a new luxury-laden NBA arena for the local billionaire owner in order to ...[reads story]... "fight poverty."🤦These people aren't just shameless, they think voters are stupid. www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...

It's worth remembering that Cleveland was promoted as an example of a sports-focused urban development strategy that wouldn't suffer the fate of venues in other cities. Its project leader Tom Chema even chastised economists for suggesting otherwise. www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Cleveland mayor says "no more bailouts" while pushing a bailout plan for two downtown sports venues, which were pitched as economic catalysts that would pay for themselves, but have of course been money losers.

This is the same lady who condescendingly scowled at me over her glasses and said she didn't believe 50 years of economics research on the inadvisability of public stadium investments because it contradicted her vibes. Never change, Courtney.

Oh look, another "fiscal conservative" who declares that government can fund a sports venue without raising taxes. Yeah, and David Copperfield really made the Statue of Liberty disappear. Just say, "I like sports," and I will respect you more. www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...

That was the most enjoyable World Series in my lifetime. Sorry to see it end.

Mr. Pibb was way better than Dr. Pepper, but was unfortunately out-credentialled. Hope this reboot sticks close to the original. www.allrecipes.com/coca-cola-mr...

Uh, this is a pretty big story. www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...

Seattle Sounders are kicking the tires on a new soccer-specific stadium (lease on Lumen Field expires in 2032). I expect it will be privately financed.

The @expressnews.com editorial board is back with one last stab at pushing the ill-advised taxpayer-subsidized Spurs arena plan, rolling out the "this one will be different" trope. www.expressnews.com/opinion/edit...

This op-ed reveals the author's lack of basic intelligence.

An important step in improving public policy towards stadiums (and other projects) is looking back and holding responsible parties accountable, like this. #PolarPark #WorcesterMA www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wcy...

No. No. No.

Political scientist Elisabeth Gerber: "if voters do not like what initiative proponents are selling, not even vast amounts of campaign spending can get them to vote for a new policy." press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...