Guest Post by Simon Black
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, your finances, and your prosperity… and on occasion, poetic justice.
Alcohol to go: Why wasn’t this always a thing?
You realize how absurdly micromanaged the economy is when the government starts lifting pointless restrictions.
For example, New York and Washington DC will now allow people to order takeout and to-go alcoholic beverages from bars and restaurants.
But these governments still can’t totally let go of control. The new rules in DC require restaurants and bars to obtain special permission from the government to sell drinks to-go.
And even then, in both DC and New York, customers can only order drinks if they also buy food.
See New York’s rules here, and Washington DC’s here.
Marvel introduces superheros “Snowflake” and “Safespace”
We had to check to make sure this one wasn’t fake news. It’s real.
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