On topic (if you all will excuse me): You can not understand the Trump phenomena unless you recognize that it is, in part, a reaction to Obama's presidency. Which was failing in quite obvious wa… (View Post)

maxh - A few years ago, I read about a heart medicine -- that was being used (off label) by a few symphony musicians because if kept them calm during performances. It's been a while, so I can�… (View Post)

Cyclefree - Well said, as usual. Nat Hentoff's book title describes the problem, succinctly: "Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Hentoff (View Post)

FPT: On topic, more or less: In the US, enterprises such as Twitter and Facebook are legally neither publishers, nor common carriers. If they were publishers, then they would control the content -- a… (View Post)

Since you all are discussing flags, I'll tell this story: Microsoft is within an easy bicycle ride, and recently Google set up a location a few blocks away. Microsoft flies the US and Washington… (View Post)