The background of some of the people selected for the Commission pretty much predestined its daft conclusions. One member has views on foreign aid so extreme that Bill Gates reviewed her book as &quo… (View Post)

I think that's right. The thing about social reform - gay marriage etc. - is that most people have a view (often surprisingly tolerant) but don't care as much as they do about bread-and-but… (View Post)

Of course, but we are conflating different things. My view FWIW: 1. Violent protest is ALWAYS wrong unless democratic channels for protest have been removed. In particular, it's wrong for teache… (View Post)

Free speech is freedom to express your views without hindrance, and that includes people not going out of their way to sneer at you. They can disagree with you in forthright terms and it works better… (View Post)

I'll be pleasantly surprised. An interesting turn of events! Of course it's not possible to be certain. But the US has a history of implausible belief in strange flying objects even in the … (View Post)