Advertising makes capitalism less efficient and should be prohibited. Discuss. (View Post)

There are two big things wrong with that take. (1) Democracy isn't a means to finding the best policies. It's a way of peacefully managing disputes between different people in a complex soc… (View Post)

The reason it wouldn't change his view is presumably because his view is based on reasons other than trade friction with the EU. Why are people still having trouble accepting that line of reason… (View Post)

I certainly hope Europeans are not that naive. The invasion of Taiwan is pending. A European realignment towards China would be as dumb as anything Trump has done. (View Post)

My mother-in-law is from Staten Island. There's a lot of family in the US, and my wife, who has US citizenship, spent a year playing and teaching music over there. She has loads of friends and f… (View Post)