Bad Dads We Love: Matt

Did anyone out there read Matt’s newest “Frugal Traveler” blog post? What am I saying–did anyone out there not read it? The man’s an industry unto himself. Anyway, shockingly, it’s all all about free liquor. Whoa! Matt and alcohol? I can’t believe it. That’s a joke. For those of you who don’t actually know Matt …

The Tantrum: Should Parents Bring Their Kids to Nice Restaurants?

(This is the Tantrum, in which Dadwagon’s writers debate one question over the course of a week. For previous Tantrums, click here.) Bloomberg News recently ran an article on what sort of accommodations New York’s fanciest restaurants make for children. What was discovered was outrageous and a threat to Western Civilization as we know it. …

Autism Causes Divorce! (No, It Doesn’t!)

Why is it that crazy conservative publications are so much more fun to read than crazy liberal ones? Give me the hardcore nuttiness of The New Criterion or Commentary (general, but Jewish; that’s comedy gold) over the absolutely politically correct yapping at The Nation and Mother Jones; and yes, before anyone says it, I work …

Yo, Money, It’s Gotta Be the…Onesie?

Well, yes, a bit of time was spent this past weekend (and last week at work) watching some basketball. And yes, as someone involved with the Harper’s Index, I’ve expended a good deal of energy trying to determine what impact the Tournament has on the nation’s economic picture (have yet to find a reliable study; …