I think the US prison system is a more persistent problem for the USA than many even of the other persistent problems, but gets little mention. 1.9 million inmates, of whom most do work (complained a… (View Post)

I'm not diving in, but is this not in essence how we all develop our opinions, and how opinions turn into 'facts' over time. In some sense a fact is a widely accepted opinion, backed w… (View Post)

Kruger is quite interesting, and I like to watch where he draws his lines as he tries to synthesise the various influences around him. To put it in stark terms, the ideological divide between USA whi… (View Post)

That's correct - but the same goes for many particular questions. It is for many based on "how do I feel they are doing", which is heavily influenced by things in the background, and f… (View Post)

*%^& $$$$ @*& !!! ( :, ^, #, |, ~~ ) (View Post)