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The future of remote work/WFH

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A friend was venting about new work rules that require he spend X amount of time in the office: Sure love commuting to work just to sit in Zooms all day in an empty building.. Forced quotas for "days in the office", even if low, are...
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Following up on Erik's thoughts about the diplomacy of sports, I wrote a column this week about the Trump administration's diplomacy of sports efforts: Further complicating World Cup logistics is the fact that the United States is currently involved in uncharacteristically sharp disputes with its two co-hosts, Canada and...

Negotiate Over What?

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DePetris's post encapsulates the problem with The Discourse, which is getting worse as we all continue to pretend. https://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3me2lbfxdsk25 News stories are written this way because the doddering old fool.

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Good night, sleep tight

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Some follow up on the sleep-deprived ICE attorney in Minnesota. During the hearing, Le acknowledged that many at the DHS did not understand the seriousness of an order from a federal judge. I think it is more a case of not caring. “It took a long,...
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Moderation as a recipe for disaster

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Here's a fascinating essay well worth your time from political scientists Adam Bonica and Jake Grumbach, who argue that: (1) Moderation as a political strategy used to make much more sense than it does today, in what has become a highly polarized and nationalized political environment....
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