Since I learned about corporate personhood, I have taken to calling the chattel in my brokerage account "my immortal slaves." I often feel like you are communicating with us from another dimension. Are there any portals you could tell us about? The sentence above is like one of those Japa...

It's all emotional. Someone who hates Hillary Clinton doesn't hate her because she supported the State Children's Health Insurance program. It's because of her (perceived) personality, habits, attitudes, priorities, and outlooks. It's what makes a person think, "She's looking out for someone l...

Some more evidence: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/03/09/trumps-voters-arent-authoritarians-new-research-says-so-what-are-they/ [img width=600]http://i.imgur.com/gRTGjL2.png[/img] 2. What really differentiates Trump’s voters from the other Republicans is the populism. Trump...

Another good way to get a good education at the least possible expense is to figure out how many classes you have to take at the Big Expensive School to get a degree, and take the rest of the classes at area community colleges and other inexpensive state schools. My bachelors degree is from Southern...

After reading another awesome book, Shop Class As Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford (has anyone read it? Please check it out and report back.) I determined there's going to be a lot of research and thinking to do, and not just which college and what major.  Yeah, that's a wonderful book.  It really mak...

Kasich is a really decent person. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z0oQ9rEZEA&feature=youtu.be The John Kasich who seemed to bubble over with rage in the first couple debates and then figured he'd bet more play if he pretended to be Mr. Rogers seems like the real John Kasich to me, and I'm not ...

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MediumTex wrote: If you went to my church, they might suggest that you get dipped again, just to be safe.

I'm pretty sure there was an episode about not double dipping.

I think that the Jewish rules are different.

My impression is that "evangelical" in American socio-political parlance is a synonym for "born-again Christian." Born-again Christians follow the school of thought that once you believe in Jesus as your lord and savior, that's it, you're good to go, free pass into heaven. So wh...

Studies have shown that increased funding does improve outcomes in poor neighborhoods. I agree with a lot of your post, though, especially the part about how good teachers wouldn't want to teach in crummy neighborhoods. I would say that increased funding can improve outcomes. It all depends on how ...

Trying to work some Roth IRA or Roth 401(k) money into the mix as you go along can also make the tax issues easier in retirement. If, for example, you need an extra $10,000 to spend, but taking it out of taxable retirement accounts would mess up your overall tax strategy for the year, it sure is nic...

I'd have to look into Baltimore to understand what's happening there. But, one example isn't enough to disprove a general relationship.  For example, we know there's a general connection between smoking and lung cancer.  The fact that some people may get lung cancer without smoking, or that some pe...

One of the reasons I started my carpet cleaning business is that I like the feeling of making money from manual labor.  It reminds me of how working class people live every day. It feels sort of like getting paid to work out, which is cool, though I'm pretty sure I wouldn't feel that way if I did it...

The world will be poorer for it if there's only room for people who resemble the characters from Dilbert. Even as I match that description myself, I can't help but prefer living among people more like my neighbor than me. Variety is the spice of life. It's good to have different people out there, h...

I think that one reason that not many people went to college back in the day was that it was a lot harder than it is today. I get the impression that a college degree today from many universitities is equivalent to a high school degree from the mid-20th century back. Law school was the only really r...

Either way, it makes sense to hold off and wait a few months to see how the election winds are blowing.  The only trick there is the messaging.  I prefer to take the course of "we're absolutely evaluating him, but it will take time". I think that with the way the Senate Republicans have s...

We'll be able to tell whether it worked or not, yes.  But I don't think you can determine whether or not a strategy is sound by a single result. I'm not sure what you mean. The strategy the Republicans are using is tailored specifically to to this situation. I believe that the longest the Senate ha...

As far as elevating the level of political discourse, the only thing I think that individuals can do is try to set a good example of thoughtful and civil political discourse using the communication tools that are available to them. What would be cool would be if there were an Internet forum where pe...

The only question for the Republicans should be whether they think they will do better by refusing to consider Garland. From a purely political perspective, I don't think they are going to do better than Garland when it is all said and done. My point isn't ideological.  It's just my reading the poli...

TennPaGa hit the nail on the head: she gives off poor vibes. It's hard to articulate just what this means but it's definitely a thing. I don't hate Hillary Clinton by any stretch of the imagination, but I absolutely feel "bad vibes" when I see her speaking in video form. Everything about ...

It's a really dumb move to try to obstruct even holding the confirmation hearings - it gets them nothing but bad publicity. I really don't understand it at all.  Why not just hold the hearings and not confirm the justice, if you have the votes to do that? The Senate Republicans don't respect Obama,...

Still doesn't explain the raw hatred. And, I would take exception to your blaming her for the health care stuff and Benghazi.  Why is it her fault that R oppose her so much?  The Benghazi thing has been investigated something like 8 times by R led committees, and they found no wrongdoing. The e-mai...

Obama's nominee appears to be much more moderate than anyone Hillary would nominate (or that Obama would nominate if he had more political capital right now). If the Senate rejects this guy, they are betting that (1) Trump is going to win, and (2) Trump isn't going to come up with some kind of scre...

I was surprised too. Tactically, the Republicans should confirm him, especially since they have doubts about whether or not Trump could be trusted to nominate people they would like. I'm sure he has plenty of views they don't like, but, well, elections matter. Obama won two of them. Garland's age a...

Obama's nominee appears to be much more moderate than anyone Hillary would nominate (or that Obama would nominate if he had more political capital right now). If the Senate rejects this guy, they are betting that (1) Trump is going to win, and (2) Trump isn't going to come up with some kind of screw...

I think that you guys have the right idea about being skeptical of the Devil and his offers of fame and fortune. I've always thought that people sold their souls far too cheaply. I think that it's much easier to live more modestly with soul intact than it is to scamper endlessly around a playing fie...