Agree completely about that.

No argument there.

Not sure about that. I think Mohdi may hate Muslims more than he does Han.

Indeed!

We could slash the defense budget by 2/3 and still outspend anyone else by a large margin. I do love that AEI and Heritage think that military personnel are over paid, given how many are on SNAP. They really do want to extend the Walmart model to everyone.

He won running on blatant racism.

True.

Personally, I am going with Ronald Reagan and the birth of voodoo economics.

Gee, what happened in 1980 that would account for something like this?

What is good for any corporation is never good for the nation, but the pharmaceutical industry has earned a special place in hell.

And reforming is a short term (minor) gain and a long term loss. We have been trying to reform our way out of this since FDR and look where we are now. Labor cannot thrive until we castrate capital.

Indeed, over half of all new start ups fail within 2 years.

And the former has just as much, if not more, impact on childhood development and adult success. Even identical twins raised apart can have IQs that differ by as much as 30 points.

News stories, which routinely misrepresent research and its significance. Reporters are not credible sources.

You are confused, that is America you are thinking about.

In other words you have no idea how science actually works and are disqualified from this whole discussion. Flipboard is hardly a credible source. Try this instead: http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence

Funny how evolutionary biologists completely disagree with you on the nature of fossil evidence. We know far more about the prehistoric peoples from at least 50,000 years ago than you seem aware of and the field has advanced considerably in the last 20 years. For the record, a BA in anthropology (or anything else) does not qualify as any significant expertise or knowledge.

There are exactly two places where chimpanzees wage war: Gombe in Tanzania & Kibale in Uganda. In both cases, their territories have been greatly reduced by humans and suffer overpopulation, relative to other areas. Bonobos do not resolve disputes with violence, but rather with sex. They do, however hunt, kill, and eat monkeys. I have a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from the University of Oklahoma and have taught a four field intro class for 20 years. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/3353342/Bonobos-not-all-peace-and-free-love.html

I have yet to see any evidence of *any* thinking in your posts.

I think they are actually trying to bring back peonage.

I had this problem a while back. Lasted for about a week or two then mysteriously cleared up.

As usual you have no idea what you are talking about. Thatcher's privatization totally screwed most Britons, just as Reagan's policies here.

Exactly!

ETA: Having reread yours, I think you are referencing ilsm with your last comment. I initially gave him the benefit of the doubt, but he has established a consistent pattern of dismissing all criticism of Putin/Russia, even when the evidence is overwhelming. We know that the Russians have deployed a small army of trolls on the internet to spread propaganda and ilsm seems to fit the profile.

I am not sure what your intent is here. Your idiosyncratic writing style often does not serve you well and obscures meaning. Putin aspires to play a role similar to that of the American plutocrats and has been doing so increasingly (he certainly rules Russia with and iron hand). Both the Russians and the Americans are a baleful influence in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East.