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For Compete’s Sake

A lot of things recently have been reminding me that competition is a very problematic notion. That’s an incredibly broad category, so this isn’t in any way exhaustive, just a collection of thoughts I’ve had on the subject in general. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Games, Genetics, Philosophy, Politics, Prejudice, Science, Socialism, Sports | Tagged business, competition, donald trump, eugenics, lyft, target, uber, walmart |

Revisiting Retail

Appropriately for this time of year, I’ve been thinking a bit about shopping. For the most part, I’ve never particularly enjoyed it, unless it’s for something fun. I used to love browsing at book and music stores, and while those … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Technology, Television | Tagged amazon, business, chick-fil-a, jeff bezos, kmart, netflix, target, tumblr, twitter, walmart |

Let There Be Jobs

I found a link on Twitter to this article, which raises some points I’ve thought about before, and also some others I hadn’t really. I’ve considered before the possibility that there just aren’t enough jobs to go around in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Capitalism, Cartoons, Corporations, Current Events, Douglas Adams, Economics, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Politics, Real Time with Bill Maher, Technology, Television, The Jetsons | Tagged bill maher, business, david graeber, donald trump, economic recovery, golgafrinchans, job creation, obamacare, president barack obama, the restaurant at the end of the universe, trickle-down economics, unemployment, work |

Trumped-Up Trickle-Down

I watched the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump last night, and it was both entertaining and terrifying. Do these debates ever actually change anybody’s mind, or do viewers just want to see the person they don’t like … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Corporations, Current Events, Fundamentalism, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, Snobbery, Television | Tagged business, debates, donald trump, election 2016, hillary clinton, mitt romney, president barack obama, president george w. bush, presidential debates, stop and frisk, trickle-down economics |

Hey Nude

It’s been in the news recently that some topless women in Times Square, who pose for pictures with tourists in exchange for money, are causing a lot of consternation. I find it rather depressing that this is still such an … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art, Current Events | Tagged business, crime, governor andrew cuomo, new york city, nudity, panhandling, pornography, taste, times square |

Well, It’s a Paradigm Shift Now

Are you all ready for some Mandatory Fun? “Weird Al” Yankovic’s fourteenth album just came out this week, and he says there’s a good chance it will be his last physical record. That’s not to say he’s retiring, just seriously … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Conspiracy Theories, Frank Black/Black Francis, Humor, Language, Music, Pixies | Tagged amanda palmer, business, crosby stills nash and young, daft punk, foo fighters, friends, home improvement, iggy azalea, imagine dragons, jack black, kim deal, kristen schaal, lorde, mandatory fun, margaret cho, pharrell williams, rembrandts, robert ben garant, robin thicke, southern culture on the skids, thomas lennon, tom lehrer |

Run Romney Run

So, Mitt Romney apparently has a plan to put the country back to work, despite being known for gutting companies and firing people. Why do I have the feeling that it involves deregulation and letting corporations do whatever they want, … Continue reading →