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# Episode 52: Despotic Taylorism With Christopher Mims of The Wall Street Journal
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/podcast/episode-52-christopher-mims/
- Published: 2021-11-02T16:50:33.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-14T18:44:19.000Z
- Description: A fascinating chat about several Amazon, logistics, and other critical topics.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Podcast, Amazon, WFH

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[Christopher Mims](https://www.twitter.com/mims?ref=philsimon.com) joins me today. He is a tech columnist at *The Wall Street Journal.* His new book is [*Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door—Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy*](https://www.amazon.com/dp/006298795X?tag=phisim-20&ref=philsimon.com). We talk about logistics, the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain, labor differences between Amazon and UPS, Frederick Taylor, and when things will go back to normal.

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