Category Archives: Unions

A Question About IQ and NAEP Math Scores

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

With all the recent buzz about IQ, it’s not clear to me how lower IQ scores are supposed to be attributable to racial differences, while lower NAEP math scores for minorities are attributable to Teachers Unions (the Evilest Force for … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, IQ, Unions | 1 Comment

Why I Support the NBA Players: Sacrifing Their Earning for Those Who Will Come After Them

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Whenever professional atheletes attempt to gain higher salaries–and remember most don’t earn superstar salaries and have very short careers–it’s always depicted by the Morons in the Media as two groups of rich guys fighting with each other and EATING ALL … Continue reading →

Posted in News Media, Unions | 2 Comments

Voices of the ‘Unreal’ 99% Percent

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Recovering from surgery wasn’t my way I wanted to spend my supposed vacation, but, as my grandmother used to say about getting older, “it beats the alternative.” Anyway, I’m not really in shape to go to rallies, but I still … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Human Decency, Bidness, Unions

Note to Unions: This Is Not How You Build a Coalition

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Forgetting Cruickshank’s rule: No one in a coalition takes a backward step to advance another member’s cause.
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Posted in Environment, Oh Canada!, Oil, Unions | 1 Comment

Yes, the U.S. Still Makes Most of Our Stuff (Why U.S. Manufacturing Still Matters)

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

As long as we labor (so to speak) under the myth that we’re all either serving burgers or shuffling emoticons (“What do you do for a living?” “I email”), we deny the reality many American workers experience.
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Posted in Economics, Education, Unions | 7 Comments

Why Education ‘Reformers’ Are Useful Idiots

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

Well-meaning reformers have allied themselves with some truly reprehensible allies.
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Posted in Education, Progressives, Propaganda, Unions | 10 Comments

When the ‘Miracle’ of Charter Schools Is Unsustainable

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

Someone needs to tell progressives who are all aglow about educational ‘reform’–and who often aren’t teachers and are young–that, as you get older, the joy of lousy working conditions, capricious promotion standards, and a family-unfriendly workplace is vastly overrated.
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Posted in Education, Unions | 2 Comments

The Obama Administration Steps Up for Labor, but Too Little, Too Late

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

Obama and the Democrats have had over two years. What they finally did is what you do after two months. Because the middle class needs help now.
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Posted in Democrats, Fucking Morons, Unions | 1 Comment

According to IKEA, the U.S. Is Now a Developing Country: Why You Should Boycott IKEA

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

IKEA: busting unions and treating U.S. workers far worse than Swedish ones.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Bidness, Jobs, Racism, Unions | 12 Comments

All of Governor Walker’s Gall Is Divided Into Three Parts

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s roadmap to a batshitloonitarian paradise.
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Posted in Conservatives, Creationism, Unions | 12 Comments