Individual Responsibility, Group Responsibility, and Erratic Scheduling
More thoughts on erratic scheduling, at-will employment, and burdens of responsibility.
Monthly Archive: April 2015
Calling my shot on Parma, MO right now…
Because sometimes a cigar is just a thing that didn’t belong to you that you took home from your workplace.
Moon Over Parma
A new mayor, African-American and female, is elected in small-town Missouri. Everybody quits. This is unlikely to be a coincidence.
Americans!
This post will be full of spoilers up to and including the most recent episode of FX’s excellent Cold War spy thriller / family drama / wig-extravaganza, The Americans. Click at your own peril, Comrade.
Babylonia!
Season 3 finally revs its engines and hits the ground running with “Messages From Earth”. Katherine breaks it down for us.
On Religious Imagery In Superhero Comicbooks
A non-Mindless Diversions thread (which means we can discuss religion! yay!) on the undercurrent of Religion in Superhero books.
Judges Making the Law (With a Blasphemy Discussion)
Guest Jon Rowe looks at the new trend of ‘judicial activism’ and finds it’s not really so new after all.
Minimum Wage Thoughts (Tevye Edition)
Oscar Gordon tries to coordinate the many competing interests involving the minimum wage.
OT Site Dev Sitrep
It’s OK to say “Heidegger” and “Wittgenstein” and to include up to three links in the body of your comments; I’m going to do a fingers-crossed changeover on the comment subscriptions system soon; you can now use either of two contact forms, general/editorial and support, available via the main menu under “Contact”; expect more tweaking as we work on bigger changes.
Chris Christie: The Longshot
Chris Christie’s aggressive Social Security plan is exactly the right approach for a longshot candidate.
Because I Know You’re Demanding It…
Here’s a video on how the media stole the 2012 election from Ron Paul.
What Would a Largely Contingent Labor Force Mean for American Society
The social and economic costs of uncertain labor.
In which Kansas reveals our Id
The Sunflower State’s new restrictions on public assistance spending tell us more about those of us who aren’t in poverty than those of us who are.
Linky Friday #111: Pit-Fight Edition
This week! Anglosphere, Labor, Gaming, Colonization, Transportation, and a Video!
