I don't follow Reddit much. What I have observed, and it seems to be something of a consensus, is that people might be fired for cause or for some dis...
Not a problem, because many to most Americans are hired, quit, or are fired "at will". "At will" requires no justification, You can hire me (bearded, ...
The Bushes and Kennedys among others. G. William Domhoff's WHO RULES AMERICA is a very readable report on how, exactly, the ruling elite arranges its ...
As you say, gays were not excluded from universities, real estate markets, or employment, they are ideal diversity candidates. Gays have the proper cu...
It was probably not intended as a means to divide and keep the working classes conquered, but affirmative action has been quite divisive. Hiring and a...
. A) Trump was busy subverting democracy before Biden was elected. B) Trump is not an isolated player; he has a substantial following with considerabl...
Probably, rather than perhaps, but it matters how long it takes. A lot of damage can be done while we wait for balance to return. It has mattered, sti...
Like, a light unto the gentiles, so to speak? How we got to where we have been for a long time is available in some (not all) history books. What one ...
The Supreme Court was asked. How? In some court room, a few years ago, a judge made a decision and it was appealed to at the next higher court. Either...
I am upset over recent events, BUT, in the context of our history, all this can not be a complete surprise. We have had several episodes of militant r...
That's a different dog bed than it was in yesterday, How many dog beds does the dog have? Nice floor. Puppies are irresistibly cute, until they get to...
et al I had not noticed Streetlight's banning, because I generally avoided his posts. Yes, he was a very knowledgeable fellow and his posts were well ...
Maybe the football program could be subservient to classes in logical thinking. When schools are operating with motivated students, competent teachers...
"In God we trust", all others pay cash, first appeared on a coin in 1864; on currency in 1957. It is the official motto of the US, replacing E Pluribu...
There a very good reason from a religious POV to maintain a very clear church/state separation. Religious people do not want the state to interfere wi...
Damned if I know why this shows up in my email, or whether it is serious or an exceeding bad joke. Just what we need more of -- not only machine guns ...
By "ancient" I mean Paleolithic -- of the Stone Age, hunter-gatherers; very small scattered groupings of people. In conventional terms, the "ancient w...
Occam liked nice efficient explanations, but he also liked explanations that accounted for reality. The world's religions have very deep roots, going ...
Absolutely -- waiting-for-death is not a suitable approach for people who are not old yet -- whatever one thinks of as "old" for themselves. My approa...
Good point. The drop in crime that began in the late 1980s was (at least in part) a result of R vs. W. The unwanted children who were not born did not...
Excellent! Do it immediately. This would, of course, require all the necessary actors having enough balls to do it. 2 & 3 will require a few more prog...
The Universe doesn't hand out meaningfulness. It just is, and we are part of it. Though considerable effort over time I have come to the conclusion th...
In general, yes. We don't respond as quickly to sudden changes in temperature as younger people. Medicines and medical conditions may make it more dif...
I'm probably not as ancient as your old woman, but when I was growing up (memories from the early 1950s) we did not have air conditioning or even wind...
The anti-abortion agitation began in earnest when Roe vs. Wade was passed, 50 years ago. It was primarily conservative Roman Catholic for at least 30 ...
As well you should. That most of Greek and Roman literature has been lost is the judgement of classics scholars, not mine. What we do have is a much l...
Guthrie sang the homespun virtues of the common folk. "He captured the heart of hard economic times and war while struggling with poverty and personal...
Quite so. But they have expert music teachers (for musical performance). I'm not sure what "technically perfect art" looks or sounds like. Or that per...
It takes a lot of practice, practice, practice to get to Carnegie Hall--to perfect one's artistic performance to a level where expert musicians and co...
Yes. In response to Bartricks response to my post. I am supposing that unpleasant pain is a fact of life, not a personal judgement. The innocence of c...
Who is being tedious? I am not against antinatalism. From a practical POV, it would help our environmental problems a great deal if far fewer people h...
You are simply declaring that a procreated person is "innocent"; perhaps, perhaps not. One does not need to be a Christian (or of any religion) to rec...
Minnesota is a lot like Canada, and it exists -- or so I believe, this being my province of existence. If one were, unbeknownst to oneself, relocated ...
"The Night Chicago Died" is about a shoot-out between the Chicago Police and gangsters tied to Al Capone. It was inspired by the real-life Saint Valen...
Philosophical insights are a fine thing, but did the drugs help you get laid as often as and by whomever you wanted? If not, perhaps they provided a s...
When Churchill stayed at the White House for a long conference with Roosevelt, the staff was given a schedule to provide his preferred drinks from mor...
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