globalization

Four Reasons You Probably Haven’t Thought of to be Horrified by Trump’s Presidency 1414883135_4270e75d88_mushroom-cloud

Four Reasons You Probably Haven’t Thought of to be Horrified by Trump’s Presidency

Vikram Bath November 15, 2016

Not paranoid enough!

Insuring workers against lower wages is one of the Left’s better ideas | The Economist IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-GAPD-tretyakov.the-apotheosis-of-war-177

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Insuring workers against lower wages is one of the Left’s better ideas | The Economist

CK MacLeod January 23, 2016

Is a factory worker replaced by a robot any less deserving than one who is displaced by...

The Left Kills IFRL-Mindiv-Society-14158726548_175defaa57_b

The Left Kills

James Hanley July 13, 2014

How anti-GMO activists kill hundreds of thousands of children per year.

Coca-Cola: Saving the World From its Own Practices IFRL-NaPP-Retro-800px-France_in_XXI_Century._War_plane

Coca-Cola: Saving the World From its Own Practices

Ethan Gach September 27, 2013

Coca Cola is partnering to deliver clean drinking water to small villages around the world, even as...

Why Matt Yglesias Is Wrong About Bangladesh IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-freer.chelsea-shops-16

Why Matt Yglesias Is Wrong About Bangladesh

Elias Isquith April 25, 2013

If Matt Yglesias sneezes you can bet there’s going to be a chorus of left-of-center tweeters ready...

A Romantic, a Monk, and a Neoliberal Walk Into a Bar… IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.the-deluge-104

A Romantic, a Monk, and a Neoliberal Walk Into a Bar…

Erik Kain July 31, 2012

On Romanticism in Politics Romanticism is wonderful in a work of fiction, art or video game. As...

On Free Markets IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-freer.waves-at-matsushima-126

On Free Markets

Erik Kain March 3, 2011

So look, I believe that free markets are absolutely the way to go. Don’t go with the...

Greece and the Tri-lemma IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-GAPD-altesnational.self-portrait-with-death-playing-the-fiddle

Greece and the Tri-lemma

Mark of New Jersey May 17, 2010

I am a proponent of globalization and I’ll admit that my understanding of financial markets is exceedingly...

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Erik Kain March 27, 2009

….is the promise of globalization. Just like coat factories that moved from the States to Eastern Europe...

Sameness

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Sameness

Erik Kain March 26, 2009

“Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness. Before my time, before the previous...

Mike on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaIsrael can take him in. He's a father of 3 or whatever. I'm guessing Hamas has people that are fathe…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Attacked, Suspect ArrestedSo, yes, that sounds plausible, but also...no. It's not _just_ that. There are a lot of people who h…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a “whatabout” for every single “precedent” that the Democ…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I’m pretty sure that we’re *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, “the pr…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a "whatabout" for every single "precedent" that the Democ…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I'm pretty sure that we're *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, "the pr…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Far as I can tell, most press conferences are not open to the general public. That seems to be what…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…
David TC in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I think it's worth reminding people that the Republicans are setting precedent after precedent that…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/20251. Van Hollen managed to meet with Garcia in a hotel. Bukele and/ Trump are frightened. 2. David Bro…