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Here is a thought experiment, dumbed down to the simplest terms to fit into a forum post. That said, this can be fairly extrapolated to the real world, and is/will be soon enough. Imagine a community with a McDonald's. It has 10 employees. Next to it is a Wal-Mart. It has 50. Across the street...

A Woman Is On Trial For Laughing During A Congressional Hearing The Justice Department Is Prosecuting a Woman for Laughing at Jeff Sessions The US Department of Justice is literally prosecuting a woman for laughing at Jeff Sessions Let it not be said that laughter isn't a cutting weapon against...

I wouldn't be surprised if you haven't all seen this by now (or if it's in that very large thread), but it's eerie how true the mantra "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it" is. From the Holocaust Museum: Just a couple more to go guys, we can do it! :partysml:

Yes, it's a provocative question. There's surely a much better title for this, but I can't think of one at the moment, so let me explain my question - this is getting the the heart of the social contact, welfare, healthcare, etc. Society. The big difference between what should be, and what is...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/06/26/kennedy-gay-marriage/29331105/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/06/26/whats-in-the-same-sex-marriage-ruling/ http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/26/politics/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-ruling/ If you aren't...

Good news, everyone. Winner of the Repeal 1 piece of US legislation, the Patriot Act, has...well, partly expired. The bad news? The 'partly' is pretty small: Zombie Patriot Act Will Keep U.S. Spying—Even if the Original Dies And of course, it looks like we're getting the Diet Patriot Act soon...

Yeah, you probably read the news already. And now you're reading this thread title and getting ready for a good ol' fashioned partisan rant and romp. But that's not what you're going to get, at least in the OP. Here's the Democrats complaining Here's a nice perspective on what the amount of...

I could've sworn I made a thread about this before, but a search didn't turn up anything. Just recently in another thread there was an argument about giving food to the homeless people - and whether banning/restricting that was right or left. I tried then to point out that it was neither...

In the interest of attempting some interesting discussion, I want to talk about voting. Specifically, what voting for a third-party is worth - most folks I talk to claim doing such is a ****** vote, or a favor against whomever they think should win/lesser evil is (i.e., a vote for Green helps...

Here's an article discussing how the idea that fetuses can feel pain has been used to great effect in curbing abortion rights across the country: Theory on Pain Is Driving Rules for Abortions Interesting to know on the subject if you didn't already: Although I would never vote to control a...

So the actual title is "Sen. Ron Wyden On NSA Spying: It’s As Bad As Snowden Says", but the article doesn't actually have anything to do with Snowden beyond that, so I didn't want things to get immediately redirected (there's been more than enough of that in the media - it's telling that I...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/12/iowa-court-again-rules-good-looking-employee-fired-lawfully/2512065/ Looks like another nail in the coffin of personal responsibility to me (at least in Iowa). What do you think, BC?

Is there an actual name for that, 'prayer care'? http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/214111461.html It's a story we've all heard before, and fortunately it doesn't happen often. I've never heard of such a sentencing though:

Darth Vader runs a mile in Death Valley. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/07/a-guy-in-a-darth-vader-suit-ran-across-death-valley/ http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-death-valley-continues-to-broiler-after-breaking-record-20130701,0,760166.story That's totally the first thing I think of...

Good thing, too. Gene patenting smacked of all sorts of sci-fi-dystopian future stuff. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-rules-human-genes-may-not-be-patented/2013/06/13/9e5c55d2-d43d-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html

...and by 'France', I mean one French scientist, and by 'says', I mean 'has preliminary results to that effect'. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/12/us-france-bras-idUSBRE93B0Y020130412 :bounce:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/05/us-usa-contraception-ruling-idUSBRE9340ES20130405 As per usual, one can either be entertained or deeply depressed by a short look through the comments, where people show how staggeringly, mind-blowingly stupid they can be (as with any article on a...

Here's a bit of a lengthy article I came across today by President Reagan's budget director called "State-Wrecked: The Corruption of Capitalism in America". I have to admit that economics to this depth is beyond me, so I'm curious what you guys think. Some highlights: (he's got plenty to say...

The article doesn't really add any more information than the headline, but here it is anyway*. *Actually, you should read the article just to read the comments and figure out how Obama and Romney are somehow included in said comments on a story that has absolutely nothing to do with them.

I thought I'd offer a change of topic with this article in the latest TIMES that talks a great deal about the healthcare system in the USA and why it's broken. From HuffPost: The TIMES article is here. It's a long article, but I think it's important for anybody in the US for obvious reasons...

Anybody watch it? ...can anybody point me to where I might be able to watch it? Trying to watch it in five-minute Youtube clips isn't at all worthwhile. In the meantime, for those who did: thoughts?

I just received my overseas ballot from Oregon and was quite surprised to find Measure 80, which for all intent and purpose legalizes ********* and hemp in Oregon. I was surprised in that during my summer back in Oregon I heard nothing about it, while I heard plenty about Washington's Measure...

I love this man.

Apologies if someone has already posted something about this (though they must've had some creative title for it!). http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/florence-v-board-of-chosen-freeholders-of-the-county-of-burlington/...

It seems some advice on the topic is needed, even though I'll bet most of it is already known and is mostly ignored anyway. But in the hopes of trying to make this board a better place, I present to you some advice - guidelines or rules, even - on combating and defeating a forum troll. Here's...

Similar to the article posted elsewhere by Warren Buffet. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/opinion/sunday/jobs-will-follow-a-strengthening-of-the-middle-class.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2

I've recently decided that I'd become a more active reader. Not that I'd read more, but that I'd do more follow-up on the books that I read - specifically, the non-fiction stuff. I frequently enjoy books about how the world is, usually about how the status quo came to be or how the status quo...

It's been a little while since I've ventured onto these forums. I figured nothing better to return on than some juicy controversial topic: http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/121 This is a talk by James Howard Kunstler, who (as you'll see on the page) "may be the world’s most outspoken critic of...

A friend of mine sent this to me: it's a good read. Debate between Sam Harris and Dennis Prager, if you know the names: http://www.samharris.org/site/full_text/debate-with-dennis-prager/

And the Democrats control the House and may possibly control the Senate (though it looks like they've got two Independents voting with them making it an even split). Looks like the Republicans botched. Now I can only hope the Democrats do the same so people might figure out the two-party system...

Anybody played around with this? I just setup a friend's Silver account and there is a surprising amount of things you can get for free without having to pay anything. Game demos, previews, updates - just about everything except actually playing the games with other folk, though I guess you even...

If you haven't checked out the trailer floating around, you should - it shows a few newcomers (literally by that title) to the next game, as well as some interesting scenes and by far the coolest thing I've possibly ever imagined in a video game such as this, Solid Snake.

Check it out - http://www.gamespot.com/features/6146540/index.html Backwards compatibility with...Genesis? That may just be a selling point for me (and I haven't exactly been impressed with Nintendo lately).

For those of you using Firefox (which should be just about everyone), there's a neat extension you can download called Mines 1.0. It's just like the topic says - Minesweeper, but better. Everything from hexagonal spaces to up to seven mines on one given space (instead of just one). There's even...

I just recently booted up my Super Nintendo again and am reminded by simply how fantastic some of the older games are. If any of you get the chance (or the time), I recommend going back to play games like Super Mario RPG, Secret of Mana, the early Final Fantasies, and the whole other slew of...

Anybody play through it yet? I haven't had a chance, but I just started playing the original again (hard to get used to that ol' 64 controller after the later systems, though). I hear the 360's are having some troubles, so I imagine I won't get a chance to play it myself for a while.

Just wanted to see if anybody has played it; a friend of mine got his hands on it before it was released, and it was pretty...revealing. I would've surprised if they released it here in the US anything like it was. Especially with all the fuss that 'hot coffee' business on Grand Theft Auto: SA...

I was just curious as to what you guys thought of breasts; actually, much more specifically, why you think we (as guys) like 'em. After all, they have little to do with sex (except when we make them), so why are we so attracted to them? I've got a few ideas of my own on the subject, but I...