Oh boy. This is going to be quite an entry. We’ve got two interviews with police officers. So that’s going to be a thing. But first, something a little more laid back. Fritz Ritter (Doorman) The doorman as an occupation is (surprisingly enough) still alive. I still see doormen (usually not women) in the front…
It’s been too long since I’ve done a running commentary on an article. To remedy that, here’s one on how the UBI is bullshit. In the spring of 1968, a full-page letter addressed to Congress appeared in the Sunday edition of the New York Times, written by five prominent liberal economists. The letter’s chief author, John…
Maggie Holmes (Domestic) This time we don’t have the flurry of individuals we often have per section. The rest of the section is made up of two (relatively) lengthy interviews. Both are interesting in many ways and it starts with Holmes who is a person of color that mostly works cleaning folks homes. Her perspectives…
There are many old refrains when speaking about relics of the past: “Oh for it’s time it was a terrific movie.” “It was a true innovator and was beloved by many back then.” “If you had been alive then you would have loved it too!” All of these phrases imbue the present with meaning narrowly…
Nick Salerno (Garbage Man) Supposedly the lowest of the low is the garbage man. After all, what could be lower than literally basing your entire job (and much of your existence) around the things that people throw away? Although I’ve never seen these biases actually enunciated against folks who handle trash, I don’t doubt for…
A few days ago I had the frustrating experience of having one of my favorite managers (and also one of my favorite people) actually act like, you know, an actual manager. This meant that they would constantly put pressure on me to do things, even if I was clearly disinterested or barely feigning interest. This…
(Note: I transcribed this straight from the book but all spelling errors should be considered my own. You can find a full PDF here and an audio-book here. I have no idea how to reach the author to obtain permission for reprinting his work but my hope is that he’d appreciate the spirit in which…