The Problem with Eternal Vigilance

Walgreens Gives Bodycams To Employees After Rise In Retail Assaults As most Americans are now well aware, national retail theft has seen a significant spike since 2021, with total shoplifting incidents increasing by roughly 53% between 2021 and 2024 based on industry data.  This has led to sweeping policy changes to retail businesses, specifically in urban locations, and long aisles of locked glass cases are only the beginning.   In the case of Walgreens, the company has closed a significant number of locations in high crime areas since 2024 as part...

Spencer Pratt Within Single-Digit Territory Of Far-Left L.A. Mayor Karen Bass A new public opinion survey from Emerson College Polling, a nonpartisan polling center based at Emerson College, shows that far-left incumbent Mayor Karen Bass remains the frontrunner in the Los Angeles mayoral race, though challenger Spencer Pratt appears to be gaining popularity and traction, which has clearly alarmed the Democratic Party. Local outlet Spectrum News 1 SoCal cited Emerson College's new poll of the L.A. mayoral race, which shows Bass at 30%, Pratt at 22% (gaining ground), and Socialist Councilmember Nithya...

"Neither Credible Nor Attractive": eBay Rejects GameStop's Takeover Bid eBay's board released a statement on Tuesday morning, rejecting GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's unsolicited, non-binding acquisition proposal, calling it "neither credible nor attractive." "We have concluded that your proposal is neither credible nor attractive," Paul S. Pressler, eBay's chairman of the board of directors, wrote in a statement. Pressler cited concerns over GameStop's financing, the risks of a combined business, leadership and governance questions, and the potential impact on eBay's valuation and long-term growth. Pressler laid out the concerns: eBay's standalone prospects, the uncertainty regarding your...