Day: February 25, 2013

Trade Sequence Part 4 – The Race to the Bottom IFRL-NaPP-Asia-02608v

Trade Sequence Part 4 – The Race to the Bottom

James K February 25, 2013

So, I’m doing this again. I thought it was high time I returned to my Trade Sequence, I can’t...

The Oscars seem to be everywhere today… IFRL-TLC-Scenery-jose-ignacio-garcia-zajaczkowski-1328991-unsplash

The Oscars seem to be everywhere today…

Tod Kelly February 25, 2013

What with predictions, diaries, and a space-awesome real-time email exchange/live-blog. Having seen neither last night’s ceremony nor...

Why Can’t American Cities Create and Maintain a Middle Class? IFRL-TLC-Scenery-DoekKldXUAAfeUs

Why Can’t American Cities Create and Maintain a Middle Class?

Guest Authors February 25, 2013

(This is my first submission as an essayist to the League. I am not an expert in...

Oops, I’m trying again. IFRL-TLC-Scenery-aurelien-romain-1351881-unsplash

Oops, I’m trying again.

Nob Akimoto February 25, 2013

Will post a proper long form post later, but just wanted to put this up here. Taking...

Third World Factories Aren’t All Sweatshops… IFRL-Mindiv-Society-GAPD-altesnational.flying-kites

Third World Factories Aren’t All Sweatshops…

Nob Akimoto February 25, 2013

The discussion at Jonathan’s over sweatshops and the commentary on the Thursday thread has brought my mind...

Chris in reply to Jaybird on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Attacked, Suspect ArrestedTo be clear, the "Registered socialist" (not an actual thing) post was a clear shitpost, in which he…
Jaybird in reply to Philip H on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaI do not believe that that form of argumentation will work because it assumes moral authority on you…
Philip H in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaThat’s a lie Jay. He presented to immigration authorities, applied for and received a legal status w…
Philip H in reply to Dark Matter on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaYou really believe - after J6 - that they will allow themselves to be thrown out? And you are willin…
Jaybird in reply to Burt Likko on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaHere is the problem with the whole appeal to the "process of law". You will be arguing against peopl…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaWilliam Miller would like a word.
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaSay what you will about that insurance CEO, but his wound was not self-inflicted. And, technically,…
Burt Likko on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaOn Bluesky I teased Mike about mincing words here. With sobriety, we have to try impeachment at this…
Slade the Leveller in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaWhen the law ceases to function, lawlessness will take its place. If it were to happen, it'd be a se…
Jaybird in reply to CJColucci on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaOh, okay. Maybe it'll work itself out. Muddling through and whatnot.