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by Rufus F. · April 19, 2010

Rufus F.

Rufus is a likeable curmudgeon. He has a PhD in History, sang for a decade in a punk band, and recently moved to NYC after nearly two decades in Canada. He wrote the book "The Paris Bureau" from Dio Press (2021).

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Jesse in reply to Pinky on Open Mic for the week of 6/5/2023I mean, World War I wasn't a "religious war" per se, but if you look at writings of the time, there was lots o…
Philip H in reply to Pinky on Open Mic for the week of 6/5/2023I never actually criticized the e-verify policy . . . . just the budgetary bill it was a part of. And frankly,…
Pinky in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the week of 6/5/2023Labor productivity is tough to measure, but by everything I've seen, Mexico's is persistently poor. And anyway…
Pinky in reply to Philip H on Open Mic for the week of 6/5/2023"Enforcement to date has focused on removing the migrants, not prosecuting those hiring them. Meaning that onl…
Pinky in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the week of 6/5/2023Yeah, I'm still thinking about Jesse's earlier comment more than where the conversation has led to. I haven't…
InMD in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the week of 6/5/2023My understanding is that a good metric is the average person reaching approximately 1970s US living standards.…
Dark Matter in reply to Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the week of 6/5/2023Mexico is moving up the productivity ladder as a country. That probably has a lot more to do with us losing ch…
Dark Matter in reply to DensityDuck on Open Mic for the week of 6/5/2023This summer yet another daughter will be starting the work force on a min wage job. She neither needs nor dese…