Sir Kim Obviously Had To Go
The thing about an Ambassador is they should be a sort of interface between one country and the other. They should appear friendly to...
But Priests Are Supposed To Condemn Suicide – It’s The Ultimate Sin
A strange case here, where a priest is under fire for having stated standard Catholic doctrine. Sure, if he was a Methodist, Baptist perhaps,...
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Well, well, well, just look what’s happened!
That overhyped and touted IPO by Lyft is now in the doldrums. There’s this piece here by USA...
Texas’ Non-Citizens On Voter Rolls – About Half Ted Cruz’s Margin Over Beto O’Rourke
It's entirely possible to insist that there just aren't any non-citizens on the voter rolls. It would be incorrect to do so but it...
Karl Marx Was Right – US Wage Growth At Decade High Of 3.1%
It's our old friend Karl Marx who called the thing about the workers' wages right. Full employment is indeed the workers' best friend and...
Of Course Kraft Heinz Bonds Did Better Than Stocks, Seriously, Good Grief
In the annals of investment reporting this comes along as one of those no stercore* Sherlock moments. The bonds didn't fall as far as...
US Decides To Follow International Law On Asylum Seekers
There is going to be the most almighty catfight about this, the Trump Administration has decided to implement standard international law on asylum seekers:
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As We Said, Government Shutdown Won’t Stop Snap, Food Stamps
A few days back we predicted that the government shutdown over Trump's border wall wouldn't influence the distribution of Snap benefits, or food stamps...
Papa Renty and Harvard’s Profits From Photos Of Slaves – Bad Law, For The...
That Louis Agassiz held some views which are regarded as both wrong and distasteful these days is true. That he organised for photographs to...
So Whose Land Are We Actually On?
This is talking about specifically the Apache and more generally the Amerinds. The principle does of course extend out to everyone and everywhere:
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