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...No it wasn't. Democrats never really supported the war in Iraq; they briefly pretended to because it was popular, but that didn't last long. Free Trade is the only one you're probably correct on, but even then, 'they get to layer tariffs against us, we put none against them' is not actually...

...You're going to have to explain this one for me, because I definitely can't see it.

And it isn't like this is just a conceptual abstract either. This is a matter of standing law.

If you do not understand the significance of this difference, then you are willfully blind. There's no point in discussing this further.

Do you really not understand the fundamental difference between 'taking less of your money away' by cutting taxes, and 'giving you other people's money' by giving money taken from others through taxes, to someone else?

So, you'd rather ignore the obvious and very real problem, and appeal to ideals that have no actual contact with reality instead. Perverse incentives are a very real problem, and you are ignoring them at your own risk. For example, part of the reason we lose so much money and productivity to...

There is a very serious problem in America right now, and it's the key one most democratic governments face: People can vote themselves other people's money. Personally, rather than a mandatory draft, I favor making it so that if you aren't paying taxes, you don't get to vote for a Federal...

I'm open to arguments that it's better than what we have now.

I live in Iowa. There was indeed a Tornado warning across the middle of the state, including the county I live in. It's a warning. You don't know if it's actually going to show up or not. And as a purely utilitarian risk calculus, holding an event in spite of being warned, is a good way to get...

The reason they hated him, and never, ever could let up on the slander and lies about him, was because he broke the monopoly. He also single-handedly revitalized AM radio, and became the single most successful radio personality in history. He was on hundreds of stations across the country...

People said this was coming. I hoped they were wrong, but feared they were right. This is blatant weaponization of the court system against political opponents.

'We will take less of your money away' is not the same as 'we will take money from other people and give it to you.'

You can tell she rose through the ranks on nepotism.

It's still terrible framing for CPAC to use. Simply demanding that equal funds be sent to secure our own border would make the point just as aggressively, without also pissing off the parts of the right that support the war in Ukraine.

Hope she's ready for a long ride through lawsuitville. Last I checked, not even the CDC is saying to separate out the unvaxed anymore.

Amusingly enough, I still have it sitting open in a tab, so.

One element, all by itself, would be a massive improvement to the economy, and that's going full 'Drill baby, drill!' That doesn't 'just' drop the price of gas for consumers at the pump, that drops the price of electricity, and shipping. Between those two, it results in cost reductions across...

I really do understand your title of 'sad monarchist.' Your nation has many grand accomplishments in its history, but I'm hard pressed to think of any way they've distinguished themselves since WWII. Most of the west has been losing its spirit, but France seems particularly hard hit.

I suspect it's more that Jack, now that he's no longer at the center point of an enormous amount of cultural and political pressure, has only started to recognize and face what he was a part of. Give it time, and we'll see if he has the guts to fully face it, or if he chickens out again and...

The really annoying thing about people who actually want to go to a hot war with Russia... Is that you don't need a hot war with Russia in order for Russian power to finally be broken. They've been steadily wasting away for a long, long time. You just need to wait for them to wither away to...