Hoover Planned Mass Jailings in 1950 (Or: President Bush, sound familiar?)

The New York Times reported in an article published today that J. Edgar Hoover, the director of the FBI, had a plan to suspend habeas corpus and imprison over 12,000 Americans he believed were a “threat” to the United States. That was over 50 years ago.
What is most disturbing is that those in government who [...]

FreshDirect, Low Wages, and Illegal Immigration (Or: Como Se Dice, “You’re Busted In So Many Ways FreshDirect”)

I don’t know how many of you out there used the services of FreshDirect. It started in Manhattan about six or seven years ago as a food delivery service. You go to the freshdirect website, click on the pictures of fresh food that you like, and a few days later, voila, a nice gentleman drops [...]