Category Archives: Capitalism

Two justice systems, one for the rich, one for the rest of us?

Another cliché I wish could be laid to rest (I’d say “killed,” but I am adamantly opposed to the death penalty). I’m highly sensitive to the gross injustices of wrongful convictions and imprisonments thanks to the Innocence Project, on the … Continue reading

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What’s going to happen to that “elderly roue” I told you about?

This one, who must remind you of someone currently polluting our lives. What’s going to happen to him? It ain’t good: We know not what may be the nature of that eternal punishment to which those will be doomed who … Continue reading

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I bought some eggs. Here’s what I learned

Over the past few years, I’ve paid only sporadic attention to the prices of stuff I regularly buy. Yes, when COVID caused prices to soar, I switched from Quaker Oats to no-name oat bran found in a bin at Fairway, … Continue reading

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