Category Archives: Capitalism

Those heart-warming Consumer Cellular ads? Here’s the low down

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Naomi

I kept my polite, level tone throughout several hours of chats with Consumer Cellular help people. Until my last conversation, when the rep said “Have a blessed day.” I lost my stoic politesse. I snarled at him. How did Christian … Continue reading →

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What’s doing in the world of autocrats and autocrat trainees?

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Naomi

It’s unusual when Harper’s Weekly Review has an expansive block of facts on one theme. Today, though, I didn’t have to be too clever to understand what Harper’s is getting at: the behavior of Big and Little Brothers all over … Continue reading →

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Look who trashed corporations?

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Naomi

The mature young gentleman is a gentleman of property. He invests his property. He goes, in a condescending amateurish way, into the City, attends meetings of Directors, and has to do with traffic in Shares. As is well known to … Continue reading →

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