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Brooks Brothers Goes Mod


So there I was reading the Wall Street Journal (July 17, 2007, B1) and I turned the page to a headline and picture which really set me back: “Brooks Brothers Tries A Hip Line: Will It Suit?” Are they joking? What is that white-taped seam doing on—a morning coat?
If Brooks Brothers’ founders […]

Internet Sales Tax Remains a Possibility


Congress has dealt with the possibility of requiring companies to collect Internet sales tax—thereby requiring states to collect taxes for each other—with all the speed of a pre-global–warming glacier. Incumbents are traditionally reluctant to be seen as the agents of any new tax, and the Congress has dealt with this issue so far by deciding […]