Funny how nobody talks about making alcohol, an arguably more dangerous drug, illegal.

Wait....somebody did talk about that. In fact, they tried it. Didn't go too well.

But hey, at least that nasty hemp didn't put William Randolph Hearst's paper mills out of business.

As a Catholic and someone who recently moved from the Roman Catholic Church to the Old Catholic Church , I think it's important to acknowledge that Martin Luther did not seek a separation from the Roman Church. He saw corruption in the hierarchy of the Papacy and sought a dialogue of reformation. He...

In 35 days....life goes on.

Not to get off the beaten path, but just out of curiosity, does the KGB still exist?

My take is that if Trump takes and/or stays in office, he will mostly be a figurehead. He gives great speeches (according to some), but actually shaping policy is another matter. The problem he faces if [/i] he was to step aside is the credibility he may lose among his supporters, which could advers...

As I understand it, Carrier has to spend 16 million in upgrades in Indy. The 7 million will come back as 700k in annual rebates over ten years. According to Carrier's CEO, the bulk of the $16 million will be spent on automation, which will eventually replace jobs: http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/08/ne...

Let's see - who else has been Time Magazine Man of the Year later revised to Time Magazine Person of the Year? Ah Yes. Hitler Stalin Nixon Putin Trump finally made it into their ecclusive club. Bad guys all. Also pretty much every other President except Coolidge, Hoover and Ford. There are many leg...

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....but enough about how the president-elect prefers to be addressed.

I think it's worth noting that the criteria for Time's annual designation is the person, for better or worse, had the most influence in society over the past year. It's not a commentary in favor of or in opposition to said person. In one instance, it wasn't even a person (the PC was chosen Machine o...

The Carrier deal may not be "socialist" in nature, but it certainly is not in line with the principles of free market capitalism. Corporate welfare or crony capitalism, which happens often in a socialist setting, may be the correct terms. Wait....you're saying that Trump may not be 100% adherent to...

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Post of the week baby!

Clinton signed NAFTA. Obama signed bail out. To be fair, both Clinton and Bush 41 stated during the 1992 campaign that they would sign NAFTA if it crossed their desk. Ross Perot was the one who raised the warning flag. That's why I say it's when the Democrats and Republicans agree that we need to w...

From what I've heard, Fidel was a textbook narcissist. Guy claimed he invented the curve ball!

Clinton signed NAFTA. Obama signed bail out. To be fair, both Clinton and Bush 41 stated during the 1992 campaign that they would sign NAFTA if it crossed their desk. Ross Perot was the one who raised the warning flag. That's why I say it's when the Democrats and Republicans agree that we need to w...

That's the thing Cal, you can't debate folks on the far left. Although I can give examples of how every one of those statements that were made about T Rump can be applied to Obama, knowing that it's true and he/she can't win that argument, he/she deflects with baseless charges of racism or some oth...