Yup - I mean, Saddam Hussein was comprehensively defeated after invading Kuwait and he stayed in office, and his state didn't really collapse even with years of sanctions. After Russia formally annex… (View Post)

The current ones? That's hard to imagine. In theory it's possible that some GOP moderates would get sick of their party's bullshit and join the Dems to choose a Dem, or more likely an anti-Trump Repu… (View Post)

Not paying that much attention to British politics lately I look at this list and it has "Small Boats" which sounds like such a great policy. Everybody's going to get a small boat and go ou… (View Post)

I'm pretty sure I never said most people weren't wearing them, I probably pooh-poohed the degree to which you're upset that they are. This is another example. It won't KILL the tourism industry. What… (View Post)

The practical problem is the English language doesn't have an adjective version of "United States of America". The Stanford person suggests using "US Citizen" which will work in s… (View Post)