Recent content by ChapelHillSooner

Terrorism means something that Congress has authorized the president to wage war against so terrorists they are. The question is what are the next groups that will get the terrorist label.

I like the analogy of the prisoner’s dilemma to explain where we are politically. It fits perfectly.

What is funny is how many ways we find to hate (using the term loosely) or disparage others. Two fans of the same CFB team end up calling each other names because they root for different MLB or NFL teams. Two people with similar general outlooks and political opinions fight over their sports...

I think it is worth it. I look forward to CFB in the fall as much as anything. I used to get really upset when OU lost and it would last for a few days. Sometimes I would wake up on a Monday or Tuesday and think something is off then remember we lost the game on Saturday. I don't take it...

I used to go for runs on Rock Creek and sometimes all the way to the mall. I never had an ID with me. I would be pissed if those thugs stopped me while minding my own business on a run and detained me because I didn't have an ID with me. That is soviet level crap.

Except that the reason for the investigation is that Bolton is a Trump critic. The chilling effect is not worth it. Not even remotely.

No, but I accidentally sucker punched a kid on the last day of school in 7th grade. We were in gym and were just sitting in the gym bleachers since it was the last day. This kid, Robin, was a row behind and kept punching me in the arm. I kept telling him to stop and finally had enough so I...

I think it is inevitable unless Trump makes a critical mistake by moving too quickly / overstepping. But I am not even sure a Tiananmen Square type massacre would do it. The right wing media would just blame the victims. Why don’t you address the state’s rights issues at play here? No way a...

This is like the Russia investigation. Either Trump is guilty of some considerable crimes or he is one of the dumbest MF’ers around because he sure has a way of making himself look guilty

What matters is that MAGA feels more free. That is all Trump needs. I think we are perilously close to being game over. Trump is continuously grabbing more powers and testing the waters for more. (DC is a test case. It’s by far the easiest target so chosen first.) None of these power grabs...

Same. First week of classes my senior year. I took five years to graduate though so I got two years. Well I should have but only had 2/3 of a year then met a girl who didn’t let me drink. Not because of anything with me. It was just a way to control me. Married her and of course that...

Not to sound like a dick but that is a good thing to me. The era of fast food restaurants begging people to work for $16+ per hour and $12 meals needs to end. We may not go back to pre-pandemic but we can’t handle the low income price increases. I was paying maybe $12 an hour for sitting for...

In 10 years after some time has passed following our economic collapse, Republicans will refuse to claim Trump. There is precedent. Nixon was for a long time called a liberal by many conservatives though I think the attitude toward him has again improved among conservatives. Bush 2 is no...

Most of the people I know who state what you said in the first paragraph are lower middle income or lower. They all think their taxes go to someone else yet that is far from the truth. As for my opinion on your overall message, from someone who paid taxes for 15 years then had a severely...

You left out the biggest problem. We are a consumption economy and taxes on consumption discouraged the one thing that keeps our economy afloat. Everyone saving at the same time is terrible for the economy. Look at Japan. Or look at the Great Depression when people stopped consuming. I...