One of the local hamburger joints (Shake Shack) has little terminals set up for you to order your meal, and pay for it with a credit or debit card. And when the total comes up, the terminal asks whet… (View Post)

On population growth in the US: I think it is pretty well established that -- on the average -- American women want more children than they are having: https://ifstudies.org/blog/how-many-kids-do-wom… (View Post)

On topic: One declared Republican candidate is taking on Trump directly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Hutchinson He has a good claim to be the most qualified candidate: "William Asa Hutchin… (View Post)

Off topic: Diversity, density, globalization: All three have been favored by leftists in the US for decades, as well as many in the center, and on the right. But all three make global pandemics more … (View Post)

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)