‘Yes, it’s going to crack’ - a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly BuckGalaxy January 23, 2026 10:42 am (Flame)
Trump’s Greenland Gambit Has Broken Brains Across Washington BuckGalaxy January 21, 2026 8:38 pm (Flame)
This is so strange, on so many levels. ER January 21, 2026 5:13 pm (Off-Topic)
What's in your wallet? ER January 19, 2026 8:10 pm (CurrentEvents)
Anne Applebaum: Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw BuckGalaxy January 19, 2026 7:18 pm (Flame)
Sloppy Seconds BuckGalaxy January 16, 2026 7:24 pm (Flame)
Trump's irrational fixation on Greenland could lead to widespread conflict. BuckGalaxy January 14, 2026 10:48 pm (Flame)
Germany, Sweden, France and Norway announce joint military exercises with Denmark in Greenland BuckGalaxy January 14, 2026 10:12 pm (CurrentEvents)
Erich von Däniken, 1935 – 2026 podrock January 13, 2026 9:05 am (CurrentEvents)
It is the cowardice that has doomed us.... RL January 11, 2026 1:07 pm (CurrentEvents)
An opinion from our neighbors up north, eh... podrock January 11, 2026 9:14 am (CurrentEvents)
Murdering moms in mini-vans in Minneapolis Minnesota RL January 10, 2026 2:01 pm (CurrentEvents)
Democracy is just so…inefficient.
Politicians respond to the incentives created by our political marketplace. The result does not produce a well-functioning democracy. Despite many reasons for caution—the words George W Bush foremost among them—I’m becoming more of a believer in an imperial presidency in domestic policy. Congress seems too screwed up and fragmented to address our most pressing problems.