Retired lifeguard
When the unemployment rate is low, the employer can not discipline workers by firing them. Because there are few people looking for work, this is costly for the employer. OTOH, workers have more power because they can quit and reliably find a new job quickly.
When the unemployment rate is high, the employer can discipline workers by firing them. Because there are many people looking for work, this is ~costless for the employer. They just hire a new person.
I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.
Examining the rapid expansion and convergence of retail betting markets, from Scott R. Baker, Justin Balthrop, Mark J. Johnson, Jason D. Kotter, and Kevin Pisciotta www.nber.org/papers/w35520
Fortunate to have edited this amazing collection of writers!!! 💜 Please support and preorder The Year’s Best Sports Writing wherever you buy books! Out Oct 6 2026 bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
my latest on the #WPBL for The IX Sports! ⤵️
The IX SportsAs the #WPBL prepares for Opening Day, Rocky Henley is set to make her own history as the league's first female manager. Our @jenramose.online has more:
For just the second time ever, the WNBA All-Star Game drew a higher attendance than the NBA All-Star Game from the same year 😮👏
i can't get over this texas a&m fan telling me he only has sex in legally designated safe zones
Remote work is a feminist issue and this study (and NYT op-ed) panning it are just plain silly reason.com/2026/07/27/n...
No, remote work is not making us miserableThe rise of remote work is a tech success story, despite what one new and very convoluted study claims.reason.com
Let's start it here. Black teachers check in with your lists.
Spank Da Tank 😈🤠@ DREAMCONSurprised I haven’t seen a “Blacksky Teachers Supplies Wishlist” thread yet 🧐🤔
The exact color of a snowpile in the corner of a parking lot in late March.
Denny CarterThe Bills’ alternate uniforms are somehow worse than other alternate uniforms, all of which are bad.
Absolutely indefensible for ESPN to allow this.
Jeff Pearlman rips Pat McAfee betting on LeBron James destination after Shams Charania requested to appear on 'PMS'Jeff Pearlman criticized Pat McAfee for using a heads-up from ESPN insider Shams Charania to bet on LeBron James' free agency destinationawfulannouncing.com
“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa