In general, "progress", defined as raising standards and assisting poorer people, is potentially held back by the prospect of being undercut by other states. Normally, this is avoided by a … (View Post)

It's a common pattern in massive multi-player games where you're mostly interacting with people you don't know. I always prefer to attack someone called Mighty Beowulf than players cal… (View Post)

The Democrats driven by the far left will dominate? Sounds good. Always knew that Comrade Biden's long sleeper infiltration would pay off in the end. Was he directly involved in that pineapple p… (View Post)

A problem (also relevant to Alastair's header) is what to do if old friends have opinions that you think are nuts. I know an American couple in SC - she at least is a passionate Trump supporter … (View Post)

That's right - it's very positive, as is the switch from farm support basded on size of farm to farm support based on whether the farmer is maintaining high standards. I'm unambiguousl… (View Post)