Category: Colin McNickle At Large

Stupid to the 3rd power…

Stupid is as stupid does: Welcome to the news that the Biden administration is opposing Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel. “It is important

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A bad joke on Pittsburgh taxpayers

We’ve long had serious questions about how credit-rating agencies conduct themselves when determining the “financial outlooks” of municipalities. Too many times, however, it seems they

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An editorial off the rails

“Intellectually vapid.” “Breathtakingly obtuse.” “A public policy disaster.” “No understanding of how government interventionism damages markets.” If a local newspaper editorial extolling the virtues of

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‘Progress’ this is not

The Post-Gazette reports that the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is requesting $30 million in state aid to help convert struggling Downtown offices to residential

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