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The bit about Calvinism is persuasive. It confirms the general idea that the more religious a nation or individual is, the more likely they are to work harder, save and invest (with emphasis on...

Many of the richest countries in the world are among the most religiously conservative. Qatar, Brunei, Kuwait, the UAE and even Norway all have official state religions. You could "correlate"...

Well, Americans have the right to assemble (#1 in our Bill of Rights) and bear arms (#2 in our Bill of Rights). So, there's some irony in your using this as an example of ungovernable America. :)

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The United States is a country based on law. That is, the only thing that ultimately defines you as American is essentially legal. You can be a Russian-speaking native of Homer, Alaska or an...

Well, an objective observer might claim world events thus far appear to always benefit me (certainly far more than Israel), but that does not mean I'm running a vast and sinister conspiracy from my...

What is going on DJ? I mean, I'm happy that you are amplifying my post from the middle of November, but a bit concerned since it indicates a level of boredom that may be unhealthy in the wake of the...

The reality is the Unted States could have gone into Iraq and fought a war in which hardly any Americans would die at all. Got a problem in Fallujah? Boom. No more Fallujah. The US did not go down...

You might be right, but I think the odds are long on 30 dollar oil. It's best in these cases to take a short position on oil, that way you can bank money on your insight. Gloating is great, but money...

The growth rates of China and India, while they have slowed down, they are both moving along at a brisk pace. The Chinese economy is projected to grow at 8.5% next year; India at 6.3%. Together...

Spitzer was responsible for bring at least one significant prostitution case against international sex tourists. Not a lot of tears lost here.

The reason the government did not prosecute him in...

"Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer will not be charged with any crime for patronizing a high-priced prostitution ring, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday."
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At this point there would be some significant problems. With the election a matter of days away, there seems to be little question in the mainstream media that Obama will win the election. The media...

Polk was not popular. For that matter, Lincoln was not that popular either. A lot of people would have said Grant was way more important than Lincoln in the late 1860's. It's very difficult to say...

Bush is like Polk.

I did not say Pierce was a great comparison, I'm suggesting he's better than Lincoln. Obama is the most deliberately inoffensive and measured candidate since that series...

Lincoln was elected because he stood for a specific set of controversial ideas. Lincoln's ideas were galvanized in American history during the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The ideas suggested such...

The President and Vice President of the United States are, as far as I know, both Methodists. Of the Secretaries of State, Defense and Treasury through the Bush administration the only one I'm aware...

A Carlos Torano "Noventa". It was a bit hard to light the thing up, but I'm enjoying the overall experience.

As I understand it, the question was what happens if Isreali overflies Iraq in order...

Have you ever read "How Buidlings Learn: What happens after they're built" by Stewart Brand? Mostly, it's about how structures adapt through different functionalities over time. I like the McDonald's...

How would Isreal launch any conventional military attack without crossing de facto American airspace? Turkey is in NATO and the Isrealis have some kind of security arrangement with them. I'm not...

Brace yourself.

There's nothing wrong with avoiding taxes. If you move from New York to Texas to avoid higher taxes that's not a crime. When you do the math remember this, we have a progressive...

My point was more about trying to predict the future. I would not hazard a vocal guess at what the stock market is going to do tomorrow, who is going win the next election or what the configuration...

I always enjoy reading your posts and predictions.

The United States hit the depths of the Great Depression in 1932-1933 and by 1945 it's global position as a superpower was relatively greater...

It's going to be interesting to see what comes of the "Natalie Dylan" tempest. My understanding is she lives in California and is self-trafficking to Nevada in order to "sell her virginity". While...

"Ashley Alexandra Dupré, in the meantime, needs to be treated as a VICTIM! "
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/a-call-girls-story/

You could say the same thing about our contemporary...

Obama called for this back in August 2007. At the time, Obama was talking tough after having promised to meet unconditionally with heads of various countries which support terrorism in July 2007.
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