This was going to get passed by the religious right regardless, and it puts democrats in a bad place. Just look at how it’s labeled - Stop Online Sex Trafficking. Of course you want to stop sex trafficking, how could you not? If you vote against this bill, that’s how it will show up in the ads.

I have used drugs in all of these travel scenarios. Drugs are fun

I got a really nice farmhouse-style table with two benches and two chairs, on sale at World Market, for a total of about $1,200. I think at full retail it would have been $1,700. 

Sugary foods might need some sort of additional tax, and it could pay for gym memberships for them.

It’s not a moral decision - the costs of my healthcare are higher because I have to subsidize people with lung cancer because they smoke. The taxes on tobacco products don’t come anywhere near paying for the negative effects that smoking has on society.

Jersey Shore was definitely better for the fact that we hadn’t figured out the “perfect reality show” kind of people at that point. They were just loud, aggressive drunk people who liked to tan all in the same house. Now, when you see something like Floribama Shore or Siesta Key, it’s obvious that they are focused on…

The mopbot isn’t that good. I have one. It’s nice but not as good as the vacuum bot is for vacuuming. 

My corporate policy allows for business class on direct flights over 8 hours, or flights with stops where flight time totals over 10 hours.

People said the same about Lance Armstrong...

You seem to have a lot of time to waste being mad on the internet since you aren’t selling any cars lol

I’ll come into the dealership and negotiate with you to get a quote so I can take it to your competitor, and I’ll tell you that I’m doing it. It’s easier for both of us when you give me your best offer, understanding that I’ll be forwarding it out. 

Skin color and income inequality go hand-in-hand. 

Noblesville, Arcadia, Baker’s Corner, Westfield, Tipton, Marion?

On the Wealth of Nations was actually pretty great, and is uniquely specific about the cases where capitalism works: lots of buyers, lots of sellers, easy market access, low switching costs, and repeated purchases. Basically, it works in your everyday transactions, like grocery shopping (you versus the manufacturer,…

This is more classic Gawker than today’s Splinter. Should have the tag JOURNALISMISM

If George Soros was paying $25 an hour on the weekends to protest things, I absolutely would. A couple hours would pay for a nice dinner date that night at the end of the protest.

So are you an interpreter or a translator?

The percentage of companies that fail after their Series A, Series B, IPOs, etc. is much lower than 90%. Companies doing ICOs today are an adverse selection issue - they are doing ICOs because they don’t have access to traditional funding mechanisms.

During my undergrad studies in economics and international public policy, never read it. Certainly, the communist manifesto is a very dense way to teach any one of the specific subjects it talks about - I don’t need the politics talk to discuss the intricacies of economic socialism, and you don’t really need the…

To sell a house, people go through title agencies and realtors and all kinds of hoops. To sell a car, a lot of people will actually conduct the transaction at their D/B of Motor Vehicles.