Anticapitalists have long argued that markets adjust too slowly, and government intervention is needed to speed up the pace of societal evolution. The Feb. 24, 2004 issue of “The Greyhound,” the student newspaper at Loyola College in Maryland, contains information that challenges this view. According to reporter Liz Genco,
“Maryland State Senate President Thomas ‘Mike’ Miller has proposed a new bill that would increase the importance of lacrosse in Maryland. The bill, currently working its way through the Senate as SB428, would allow lacrosse to replace jousting as the official state team sport of Maryland.”
Jousting?!!! Who the hell jousts any more?!
Liz quotes Senator Miller as saying,
“Contrasted to jousting, which was very popular in the 19th century, lacrosse is new, and makes more sense since we’re no longer an agrarian society. The bond between man and horse is no longer as prevalent.”
Way to keep your finger on the pulse of societal evolution, Mike!
12:30 pm on February 25, 2004
