Please. Look at what's happening in the Ukraine. Can you see the US invading Mexico or Canada and keeping the territory because our President was a megalomaniac? Even when we do invade somewhere to take out someone like…
Of course Clapper isn't going to be punished. Holder was held in contempt of Congress for stonewalling on Fast and Furious, but since pursuit of his punishment would require action from an Obama political appointee,…
Please drop the stereotype of the social sciences. Did you read the article? These researchers were legitimately frightened at how their work would be received and in my opinion it's only heretical in a minor way... AND…
Only if you consider American to describe a particular set of genetics does this question even make sense. It's not about having the exact same genetics. For example, it might be about sets of genes or functionally…
And BAM, there goes the moderation hammer for uncomfortable thoughts. If we were talking about whether flaws in a computer system were because of the data fed in, the software running it, the hardware, or impurities in…
Meh, and you'd think that a singer as popular as Justin Bieber actually produced good music. Bitcooin like any tool from the invention of fire Well, yeah... Mr. Stross doesn't trust people to make their own decisions…
Meh, I have never owned a bitcoin. Never mined one. Don't intend to do so soon. I'm pretty ambivalent about bitcoins. I view them as something people want to trade with each other. They're an interesting experiment in…
TL:DR; Big government socialist type doesn't like financial decentralization and a monetary system that can't be strictly controlled. Wants it to die quickly because ultimately free people might decide that it's worth…
I really like this author's writing style. The prose flows and is fairly tight yet colorful. That said, his angst seems to be misplaced. When younger, he seized upon Sagan's rules as though they were The Way(tm)... and…
The OWS Manifesto completely contradicts your contention. http://www.peoplesassemblies.org/2012/05/may-12th-globalmay-...
A degree in philosophy doesn't go far in grounding anyone. Philosophy is the ultimate in mental masturbation degrees. With expertise in philosophy, you can argue at great length without saying anything meaningful about…
Please. Look at what's happening in the Ukraine. Can you see the US invading Mexico or Canada and keeping the territory because our President was a megalomaniac? Even when we do invade somewhere to take out someone like…
Of course Clapper isn't going to be punished. Holder was held in contempt of Congress for stonewalling on Fast and Furious, but since pursuit of his punishment would require action from an Obama political appointee,…
Please drop the stereotype of the social sciences. Did you read the article? These researchers were legitimately frightened at how their work would be received and in my opinion it's only heretical in a minor way... AND…
Only if you consider American to describe a particular set of genetics does this question even make sense. It's not about having the exact same genetics. For example, it might be about sets of genes or functionally…
And BAM, there goes the moderation hammer for uncomfortable thoughts. If we were talking about whether flaws in a computer system were because of the data fed in, the software running it, the hardware, or impurities in…
Meh, and you'd think that a singer as popular as Justin Bieber actually produced good music. Bitcooin like any tool from the invention of fire Well, yeah... Mr. Stross doesn't trust people to make their own decisions…
Meh, I have never owned a bitcoin. Never mined one. Don't intend to do so soon. I'm pretty ambivalent about bitcoins. I view them as something people want to trade with each other. They're an interesting experiment in…
TL:DR; Big government socialist type doesn't like financial decentralization and a monetary system that can't be strictly controlled. Wants it to die quickly because ultimately free people might decide that it's worth…
I really like this author's writing style. The prose flows and is fairly tight yet colorful. That said, his angst seems to be misplaced. When younger, he seized upon Sagan's rules as though they were The Way(tm)... and…
The OWS Manifesto completely contradicts your contention. http://www.peoplesassemblies.org/2012/05/may-12th-globalmay-...
A degree in philosophy doesn't go far in grounding anyone. Philosophy is the ultimate in mental masturbation degrees. With expertise in philosophy, you can argue at great length without saying anything meaningful about…