The Easiest Thing To Do Is Not Care
City Council has shown a complete disregard for what many members of the community care about. They’ve made their decisions
What Is El Paso’s Comparative Advantage?
Development economists like to talk about an economy’s comparative advantage. Investopedia says this about Comparative Advantage: Comparative advantage is an
We Hardly Knew You
By now you may have heard that Pacific Financial appears to have folded up its tent and left town. Or
City Council Raises Taxes! Again! And Again!
At a Special Meeting on Monday, City Council approved an additional $20 million in Certificates of Obligation for the Children’s
Sunday Matinee: Sync
Here’s a surprisingly decent movie that half Quantum Leap, half James Bond, and half Westworld. That’s right. It’s a movie
A Letter
Someone slipped this under the door of El Chuqueño World Headquarters last night. It appears to be a letter from
Bloomberg on Publicly Funded Stadiums
An alert reader pointed out that this week Bloomberg.com, that bastion of liberal thinking, ran an article called Four Reasons
“The Sunk Cost Fallacy”
Here’s a piece from YouAreNotSoSmart.com on the Sunk Cost Fallacy, the idea that you’ve already invested so much in a
Mountain Biking Lost Dog
Here’s the City’s latest advertisement promoting some of the wonderful outdoor opportunities we can enjoy here in El Paso. Watch
Chicano Batman At Music Under the Stars at Cohen on Sunday
There are lots of ways to slice El Paso. Some El Pasoans like baseball and lazy river rides. And some
El Paso’s Finest
By now you’ve seen the El Paso Police Officer draw his weapon on those kids on the southside. In case
About the Lost Dog TIRZ
Here’s some informed speculation about TIRZ 12, the Lost Dog TIRZ. I think it has something to do with that
More Lies From Our Friends In City Government
Here’s the City’s Economic Development Director spinning the TIRZs: City Council voted to approve the creation of Tax Increment Reinvestment
Budget Theater
The City is in the midst of budget talks. Here’s the almost latest from the El Paso Times: Homeowners could
Trump Takes Aim At Chiclets Vendors
In order to level the playing field with ambulatory vendors on the bridge, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has restricted the
Poop Doubt
Watch this video on YouTube I recently discovered in a Barnes & Nobel restroom that nerds are terrible shots, which
A Better Site for the Mexican American Cultural Center
I think the City spends our money poorly. The City spends our money courting out-of-town businesses that compete with our
Sunday Matinee: Kiss Me Deadly
Here’s Mike Hammer at his glorious best. There’s a lot in this movie. A 1951 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster. A
On The Road Again
According to this story in the USAToday online (which an alert reader directed me to), El Paso was the ninth
How To Live in El Paso: Car-Camping
This 4th of July we went car-camping. I’ve slept on the ground a lot. I used to backpack, hiking into