When lawyers are willing to work for $10/hr (saw the actual Chicago newspaper ad on a law blog the other day), you know things are bad. On a website where writers bid on projects, bids range from $11/hr down below $3! Who can support himself, much less a family, on …
Bankers are not the cause of the global economic crisis, according to the president of the Institute for the Works of Religion. Rather, the cause is ordinary people who do not “believe in the future” and have few or no children. — Zenit This message brought to you by Unplanned …
Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier: YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET Yes, the current recession’s severe And there seems to be little to cheer, But one day you’ll look back, See it wasn’t so black – ’Cause it’s bound to be worse …
Breaking the press monopoly is one thing. But the internet has also broken the political monopoly. Ten or even five years ago, when the Minister for Widgets put out a press release, the mere fact of his position guaranteed a measure of coverage. Nowadays, a politician must compel attention by …
