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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1995 )

• "Gun Control" Isn't a Crazy Liberal Plot. But Maybe "gun Rights" Might Be an...

  I'm not going to get into the current state of "Second Amendment" jurisprudence to say anything other than it is quite friendly to what is called "reasonable... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Hey, Beth Nguyen, Was It America That Ruined Your Name, Or Was It the English...

  I just read a New Yorker article by Beth Nguyen called America Ruined my Name for Me. It seems her name is Bich Minh Nguyen. You can guess what Anglophones do... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Should Victims of Domestic Violence Received the Protection of the US Government?

  The founders would appear to have thought so if we look at US Constitution Article IV, Section 4, which says:The United States shall guarantee to every State... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Cutting the Baby in Half

  There are a lot of reasons for calling this what I am, but the main one is that the true mother showed herself when Solomon suggested cutting the baby in half. Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Once Again, "Gun Rights" is Trotted out to Justify a Shit Interpretation of the...

  I have to admit that I am not sure how the misinterpretation of the Second Amendment received any traction: especially from "legal scholars". Then again, I don'... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Tucker Carlson Calls for Breaking Up Google!

  

  No wonder he's under attack by the "left". I started watching him because of the covid thing. I don't agree with him a lot of the time, but he does give an... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Problems with an Assault Weapons Ban

  Or the many reasons that Biden will fall flat on that promise. First off, been there done that with the original AWB which was a failure. It was intentionally... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Barely Do I Do a Post About Bitcoin When...

  The BBC does a piece on whether the blockchain is unsustainable. It seems that the price of Bitcoin cannot stop increasing, but how sustainable is Bitcoin... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• If You Don't Like Fiat Currency, You Should Avoid Bitcoin Like a Shitcovered...

  

  One of my hobbies is collecting hyperventilated currency, I have old German Marks, Yugoslavian Dinars, and Zimbabwe dollars. I bought some "fake" bitcoins. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Quelle Surprise! (What Surprise?)

  Once again, Trump is not impeached.No surprise since the process is 100% political. Maybe one could attempt to get a grand jury to issue an indictment, but I... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Ranked Choice Voting--Be Careful What You Wish For.

  I have no illusions about Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Europe has had run off elections for a while now, which is a longer version of what is called ranked choic... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Impeachment...or REAL Reconciliation?

  Time magazine has published an article, The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election, as we wait for the beginning of yet another... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Robin Hood Revolution

  I've not really paid that much attention to The GameStop thing, but it points out something I have been pointing out about how the current "market capitalism"... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Gun Rights Isn't a Sign of Freedom: It's a Sign of a Failed State!

  

  The concept of Gun rights equalling freedom seems as close to propaganda as one can get: especially if one sits down to look at it objectively. Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• More Partisan BS

  

  It has long been my position that the more productive course of action after the 2016 elections would have been election reform instead of blaming the Russians... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The United States is a De Facto Parliamentary Political System.

  I've been wanting to write this for a long time, but haven't. Current events are pushing me to point out the reality of the US political system. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• More Historical Ignorance

  People in the US really love the idealised version of themselves and their history. Problem is that the real deal is not as nice as what they want to believe. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Sorry Mitch, but You Are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! About Biden and Gun Control.

  I wanted to comment on your Grabbing While The Grabbing’s Good post, but my wordpress account doesn't work there. I stand by what I said in my Biden and Guns... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• "We Are a REPUBLIC Not a DEMOCRACY!"

  

  It's amusing that most of the people who chant this usually side with the crowd storming the US Capitol. Let's toss in that the First French Republic pretty muc... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Who Was President on 4 January 2016?

  

  Barack Obama if I remember correctly.And the reason I'm asking this is because of this article from Salon which was published on that date. The right wing... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY