Over the weekend Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced they are shutting down. The primary reason given for the closure is the decision to remove elephants from the show, which was the result of decades of criticism by animal rights groups and the paying of a $270,000 fine for violation of the Animal Welfare Act.
The business that survived 132 years, 24 Presidents, 15-20 recessions, 6 generations of evolving entertainment tastes and options, two depressions, and two World Wars is doomed by one short-sighted, politically correct decision.
The Lost Art of Critical Thinking and Common Sense in Politics and Public Policy
