I think he's saying that if you're going to make daylight-savings time permanent, it's become the "standard", so why not call it standard time?
Anyway, what the article is really saying is that people should work 8-4 instead of 9-5, because then they commute home before it gets dark and are at less risk for muggings, robberies, and rapes. Which is true, but it's kinda silly that to get there we should just change the meaning of time rather than the hours we work. Then again, maybe that is the most effective way to effect society-wide change.
Well, (1) it's an easy way to solve the coordination problem, and (2) is MUCH lower cost through having to update every single instance where a person or organization's working hours are mentioned :)
Anyway, what the article is really saying is that people should work 8-4 instead of 9-5, because then they commute home before it gets dark and are at less risk for muggings, robberies, and rapes. Which is true, but it's kinda silly that to get there we should just change the meaning of time rather than the hours we work. Then again, maybe that is the most effective way to effect society-wide change.