Category Archives: Government
The ultra-perfect comment on us, now
Today, Mara Gay had a column in the New York Times about the inexplicable cave-in of major white-shoe law firms, but praising a cadre of current and ex-employees whose training and desire were to represent poor clients pro bono, and … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Government, MAGA, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged big law firms, Mara Gay, New York Times, the GOP, Trump, Warren Buffett
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An insider spills the beans on the state of the NYC subway system
Hi. I’m the insider referred to above. I ride the subways and buses frequently. Indeed, they are my mode of transport. I don’t employ road vehicles. Never with Uber and only rarely with yellow cabs. Sure, this is anecdotal. So … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Journalism, News media, The Facts of Life
Tagged crime in the NYC subways, Harper's Index, NYC subway system
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And the answer is…”billionaire brain”
Paul Krugman gives us this taut definition in his newsletter today, in which he says we don’t have to make a decision as to whether Trump and Musk’s destruction is incompetent or evil. They are not mutually exclusive. As he … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Fascism, Government, Politics, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, Trumpism
Tagged billionaire brain, Elon Musk, incompetence AND evil, Paul Krugman, Trump administration
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