What could be a better market than a government granted monopoly?
People learning fast that conservativism without liberalism is just a collection of racist weirdos, fascists, monarchists, wannabe feudal lords,...
Freedom away from whom? And freedom to do what exactly? Historically business owners have aligned with fascism due to the threat of communism ......
Of course, but maybe I'll change my mind if there is a Business Plot conspiracy as there was against FDR. The thing about businesses are they...
Lots of capitalists finding out capitalism is perfectly compatible with authoritarianism (which isnt unique to any sort of ideology)
Trump doesnt understand modern imperialism or how American hegemony works, he understands the kind where you control territory and plant a flag on...
I wonder what the price of eggs is when the inflation rate is hovering around 40% (down from over 80% a few years ago)
Simply the authoritarian mindset at work, admitting a mistake is weakness. People were saying Waltz was on the outs in the administration, but...
I dont know if they are building homes that fast, but the people buying tend to be older and wealthier (and/or Brazilian investors it seems), not...
Yeah I dont think thats true, but its a nice story. Icelandic culture more or less is built around "this place is hard to live in, but we made it...
I've found that most people making map jokes are just projecting [img]
Its been a while since people longed for the Gary Cooper 'strong silent type', what happened to that? I always thought it was lame, but I'm...
I thought the CIA was woke, so why would it be a "splinter cell?"
Yes, I a guy with a half-baked idea on the internet who's familiar with 19th/20th century American imperialism looks like Bob McNamara compared...
Why would they need to kill anyone? Who's shooting back? Or need to even say anything about stealing land? Invent a national security threat, send...
I agree with the editorial choice of "historic" if they meant "historically stupid"
Of course they are my words, I wrote them. Avoiding the question?
So the military is just going to defy an order from the "commander in chief?" All I've seen so far is a bunch of spineless people cave to Trump...
Still a non-zero policy. If they are willing to occupy various government agencies illegally, why not send a military force to "occupy" Greenland...
I can only go off my own preferences, but are people really blasting doobies as much now? I feel like edibles and vapes do the job for most...
