Posted by Jacob – Early Retirement Extreme— a combination of simple living, anticonsumerism, DIY ethics, self-reliance, resilience, and applied capitalism I’m currently reading How to… Read More »How rich do you really need to be?
A manager at McDonald’s likely paid more federal income tax than President Trump did in 2016, the year he first took office. The president’s tax… Read More »How Can President Trump Pay Less Tax Than You?
Professor and authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about dictators and fascism. Why do people support dictators? How do… Read More »History Professor Answers Dictator Questions
Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk had already been transferred out of state before a federal judge ordered that she not be removed from Massachusetts, federal… Read More »Due Process?
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/slideshows/see-the-most-diverse-national-universities These colleges and universities top the list for racial and ethnic diversity among students. Colleges with the most diverse undergraduate student populations When it… Read More »These colleges and universities top the list
Dustin Moskovitz @moskov.goodventures.org First they came for your due process rights, and you said nothing for you had not committed a crime.Then they came for… Read More »(Silence)
“We are in an emergency,” Abughazaleh says. “Right now, the answer to authoritarianism isn’t to be quiet. It’s not matching pink outfits at a state… Read More »The Answer to Authoritarianism…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/nyregion/columbia-student-ice-suit-yunseo-chung.html Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Immigration agents visited residences… Read More »Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation
To which I say: “Bah humbug!” Different strokes for different folks. According to my favorite theory in the world, the MBTI, a person’s highest values… Read More »“You should value experiences over stuff”
My wife shared a Reddit post that had a beautiful message – You’re not an image, you’re an experience. Here’s the note in full. “As… Read More »Not an image, an experience