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An Open Letter to “Libertarians” Against Immigration Amnesty

David Z | May 6, 2010

I notice a lot of you like to say that brown people in third world countries accept low-wage, hard-labor jobs because that’s better than the alternative (namely: subsistence farming). You argue that this is how the invisible hand of the “free market” works.

The Lightswitch Mentality

David Z | March 9, 2010

The idea that you become something other than a belligerent with a gun and a club the moment you punch out at shift’s-end is how people rationalize, how they convince themselves that what they’re doing isn’t wrong at all

Styrofoam Cups

David Z | March 3, 2010

At my office, a few months ago they discontinued styro-foam cups, which means I have to remember to bring in a coffee mug each morning, even if I don’t prepare a cup of home brew.

Here’s to All the “Bobs” of the World

David Z | February 26, 2010

A guest post from an anonymous friend of mine, who fired off this rant this morning. Sometimes you just need to vent… I’m sure he’s not the only one who has experienced something like this in corporate America.