I just got engaged recently. Was doing some preliminary planning with the fiance last weekend and I stated that my one non-negotiable position on the wedding was that their be no choreographed dancing whatsoever. I’ll walk into my own wedding reception like A GODDAMN ADULT NOT SOME SELFIE-TAKING MILLENIAL TWEEN…

Yes, well-put and totally agree, which is why I referred to them as “so-called” free market champions. I think Chomsky has also made the point that when Adam Smith was recommending open and competitive markets he did not actually mean ones lacking in any regulation.

This whole episode is a great demonstration of the intellectual laziness of so-called “free market champions.” The libertarian / republican idea that “the market will fix it!” is really just an excuse to not have to come up with any actual ideas to address complex social and economic issues, which is, you know, pretty…

I don’t know for certain, but I would imagine being able to import lower-cost drugs from Canada would work to drive down the sky-high prices charged by pharma companies here in the US for the same drugs. If that is true, it would make sense for Dems that garner significant contributions from the pharma sector, and…

Bruni’s piece was not smart enough to be interesting and not funny enough to be satire.

Also worth pointing out that Kelly didn’t address the o-line AT ALL during the three years he was in Philly. No draft picks to speak of and no significant free agent acquisitions to shore up a very questionable group whose best player - Jason Peters - is quite old and has had major injuries in recent years. Basically…

We can start by rejecting the shareholder value myth and the damaging approaches toward running businesses that it engenders.

These are the types of women who think that their husbands are giving them jewelry because they’re beautiful and great, when in fact the husbands are doing it to distract from their philandering.

Glad to see Michael Rosenberg get the GEMHDOTW, it’s well deserved, even if I can’t decide whether it’s a HOTTER TAEK than his usual, “The NCAA tournament is really fun to watch,” one, which he wrote TWO YEARS IN A ROW. I have loathed him ever since hate-reading these about 5 years ago. How do these people have jobs?…

This virtually never happens. You can get sent off with a red card for just swearing at a referee.

I’m a former player too and I agree. Still, I think for a relative unknown playing in a lower-tier league (even if it is Serie A it’s still an Italian league, which is not even the fifth or sixth choice for top talent), it essentially is a lifetime ban. I doubt this guy gets picked up by anyone after not playing at a…

Ahem, I think you missed the memo...

I agree with what you’re saying, but I think we should also acknowledge that it’s easier said than done. Working in such an environment can be more psychologically taxing than some people can bear, not everyone has the constitution to fight every day of their life while still being able to simply live. I’ve worked in…

That hit constituted about four penalties in rugby - definitely a red card, meaning his team would have had to play a man down for the rest of the game - and the guy would almost definitely be suspended for at least a couple weeks, possibly even up to eight.

I have one that sort of straddles the line between cool and uncool famous-person behavior; maybe others can decide:

Perhaps not, in a more perfect world. But even if substantive solutions were arrived at, I imagine that there would be some sort of strings attached that would benefit the tech people or their businesses at the expense of basic rights or prioritizing the group meant to be helped. (Facebook’s initiatives to deliver…

Thanks for the reply; honest questions here: Is it still legal if they were also paying themselves salaries? (Which they were.) Also, I am going to write off a portion of my rent this year due to having a home office, but I’m talking about one couple renting a $5,ooo/month house with like 4 bedrooms, and the other…

I’m glad you run your business honestly, but in my experience it happens. I worked for a medical cannabis company in CO from 2013-2015 - a relatively small business, annual revenues of about $4-6 million while I was there. The owners used company revenues for basically all their personal expenses. Rent, leasing cars,…

Agreed.

Canada looks like it might be following in our good old ‘Murican footsteps. Free markets and austerity for all!