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Not directly about the bank, but [Insurgent Democracy]( https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/I/bo210283... ) is a great read. The Non-Partisan League successfully orga…

I can't handle those sorts of skill/ladder games. They demand too much time to keep up your skill and are clearly addicting. Personally I've found music to play a similar role in b…

What’s the difference?

Who was paying for the parking before?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_steaks

I don't think you have much to worry about in the US. From my experience, those who call themselves "Marxist" have a hard time organizing a barbecue, let alone a revolution. They a…

The idea of somebody being a "trained Marxist" is very funny. Personally, I'm a 4th degree Historical Materialist and I'm training for the 2nd level Communist obstacle course

Neither have I!

Recently read both Legacy of Ashes and The Jakarta Method. The declassified documents directly from the CIA should damn them to the grave. The United States in the post WW2 period …

Y'all who fight for workers' rights on HN are the real troops o7

Canyonlands NP is great. Same with anywhere near Stanley, Idaho.

Look at what is happening in Brazil right now. They use this system. The minority party was able to impeach Dilma Rousseff and take over the presidency. I would expect lots of thes…

I just started my first blog and was struggling to get started writing. Thanks for the advice!

nah man, everyone has the resources to turn down jobs which don't pay enough /s

Yes, I agree it would be great if all 17/18 year-olds were able to sift through the marketing BS of school PR departments and the societal pressures to go to college, but it's incr…

Should we be expecting the average 17-year old to be make sound financial decisions? Especially given how much money is involved.

Not coding specifically, but better problem solving, yes. Coding happens to do a good job of teaching that. I think we should be pushing personal finance in schools before coding i…

It has a more significant effect on the smaller elections. When people are distracted by the presidential contests they forget that Joe Shmo stands no chance against the guy with a…

You are right! Lisp is homoiconic which basically means that the language mirrors the AST https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoiconicity

The savings comes from no longer paying for private insurance which is currently extremely expensive