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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 in…

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…

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…

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 a…

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 runn…

Henrich’s work with the ultimatum game was an example of a small but growing countertrend in the social sciences, one in which researchers look straight at the question of how deep…

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 trus…

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.…

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 fre…

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 …

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 wi…