James Andersen

The New York Mets haven't won a game since Mr & Mrs Met hugged Zohran Mamdani

So many of our problems could be fixed by eliminating teachers unions.

A croissant shop in Little Rock just asked the Governor of Arkansas to leave because her presence made employees feel “uncomfortable.” She was having lunch with two other moms. She had already eaten. Already paid. Already tipped. And they still asked her to leave. Then as she stood to go, someone shouted at her group and made an obscene hand gesture in her direction . The “party of tolerance” strikes again. Here’s the thing. They have every right to refuse service. This is America. Private businesses can make their own decisions. But decisions have consequences. Ask the owners of The Red Hen how this works. In 2018, The Red Hen in Virginia kicked Sarah Huckabee Sanders out while she was still eating because the owner opposed the Trump administration . The Red Hen closed in late 2023 . The Croissanterie has every right to ask the governor to leave. And every customer in Arkansas has every right to never walk through that door again. When did we, in America — the home of capitalism, the birthplace of “the customer is always right” — decide that the smartest business strategy is to alienate half your potential customers over politics? You run a croissant shop. You sell pastries and lattes. Nobody walked in asking for your political position on the LEARNS Act. They wanted a croissant. And instead of selling them one, you turned your bakery into a political statement. They’re already getting destroyed on Yelp . The Red Hen learned this lesson the hard way. The Croissanterie is about to learn it the same way. You have the right to refuse service. You also have the right to go out of business. The market doesn’t care about your feelings either. 🦋

Randi Weingartner wants school curriculums to be written by the World Economic Forum