Category Archives: Filofax

[Drew Barrymore] Drew Barrymore Crosses Picket Line to Resume Show

So, first she withdrew from hosting the MTV Movie & TV Awards (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-05-05/drew-barrymore-writers-strike-cancels-hosting-mtv-awards) – cool. But then she resumes her own show without the writers. Yeah, got to support the rest of the crew, but that's what a strike means – we don't work without justice.  – https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-09-11/drew-barrymore-show-backlash-picket-writers-strike-wga

September 12, 2023 – 3:25 pm | By Ian | Posted in Filofax | Comments (0)

Francis (Frank) Fukayama

Argues for the role of technology in shaping the neoliberalism in late 20th to early 21st century. Harper's, 2023-02, Is Liberalism Worth Saving?

September 9, 2023 – 10:51 pm | By Ian | Posted in Francis Fukayama | Comments (0)

Dierdre McClosky as Miguided Market Believer

Misguided market believer, idiot, sounds reasonable sometimes, until you listen closely. E.g., “Business is not robbery.  Business is inventing stuff that makes customers want to buy it.” Harper’s,  2023-02, Is Liberalism Worth Saving? “We would have a terrible world without liberalism.” Ibid “The idea that…slavery was what made the United States rich…is baloney. It’s just […]

September 9, 2023 – 9:58 pm | By Ian | Posted in Dierdre McClosky, Filofax | Comments (0)