“It’s better than presumptuous “destination weddings” that expect guests to fly themselves to Umbria or Wales”

man, i thought i was the most famous person on here.

“The reason a lot of gun owners are against requiring background checks for private purchases is that it is unenforceable without a national gun registry to back it up.”

i’ve always felt that our best option is to maintain a gradient of success and material wealth while raising the floor. people who are spectacularly productive or innovative can still receive outsize compensation without our overall wealth and income distributions being so skewed and leaving so many in penury.

we live in a democratic republic. if our elected representatives enact policies that redistribute resources, that’s neither charity nor outright theft, just public policy.

okay, good linking out and i’ll avoid engaging going forward. since you seem to be up on this, is there a list of his alter egos?

“I can’t understand why someone would refuse the pain relief of the epidural”

user name checks out.

“a well researched source”

“It is soulless trash, full of bougie restaurants... and yoga studios. It does not have a lot of character.”

yeah, sure, if you like increased rates of (a) perineal tears and (b) c-sections (which subsequently lead to increased chances of placenta problems, ectopic pregnancies, and infertility when trying to have more children), make sure she has an epidural.

“Stop blaming me for being sane and rational.”

1. that’s not what “disenfranchise” means.

good. the way to address his mistakes is at the ballot box. northram seems to be a real numpty, but shaming politicians into resigning for non-crimes is questionable at best.

“You did say people should be tolerant of Nancy Pelosi’s bigotry because she isn’t as bad as Trump. I’m telling you that is a heartless and losing position for Democrats to take.”

that is an extremely vapid and uninsightful attempt to summarize my comment.

this book gave me whiplash because in the beginning i could not stand okonkwo. i don’t care what you want to say about respecting other cultures (or america’s proud legacy of corporal punishment), the way he treats ekwefi and nwoye and ikemefuna is wrong.

thanks for this review, i am now eager to read this and adding it to my library queue.

trump called on omar to resign. pelosi did not call on her to resign and refused to remove her from committes as gop legislators were demanding, so there’s a clear distinction on that matter.

“She isn’t better than Trump, she’s the same.”