It would be hard for the US to isolate itself from itself. We're one of the most rabidly irrational countries around.

Chumbot vaguely recalled what it was like to walk on two legs, to have eyelids that winked and blinked, to worry about the occasional tear in his synthetic skin, to smile with teeth. But a robot in this day and age couldn't afraid to be picky when it came to repairs. Plus, the spindle legs were more practical for…

Pika woke to water splashing onto her face. "Squawkers in the field!" her auntie said, holding a pitcher over her head. "Time to get out there and swat."

All of the above! Things have a way of being connected, of creating chains and patterns. So this the downward spiral version my writer brain came up with. Please note, Dean, Roland, Mr. Bay, SyFy network and others, this is my idea, please kick me some money if you want to make movies.

When I finally play the lottery and win it, and they hand me that oversized check, I'm going to have a meal just like this. I want to be that person straight out of the gate, so I can realize what an asshole I've become before I burn all of my money.

You'll pry this non-lab grown cheeseburger from my cold dead hands.

If I'm ordering a 1,000 dollar sundae one of the accoutrements had better be 995 crisp dollar bills.

Well then, I stand corrected and shamed by your good nature! A toast to agreement on the internet!

Capitalism is always crony capitalism. Capitalists will always use their accumulated wealth to influence government to act in their interests. Capitalism cannot exist without government because capitalists need government to secure their private property. So adept capitalists accept the state and use their wealth to…

Capitalism died about 20 minutes after it was conceived. It's every bit as utopian pie in the sky as any idealist scheme. Unlike most, it's actually been tried, and for quite a while. But it consistently morphs into oligarchy, destroying free market pressures as surely as workers of the world uniting. You're quite…

The trend for downtown living right now is upper class. No middle class family is moving into the new condo developments. For most people, the cheap place to live will remain outside the core. Yet at the same time those spaces will be untenable when gas prices rise.

Its true. Significant Others are extremely expensive! Polyamorous relationships could utilize economies of scale!

All I'm saying is that back in February of this year I decided to shave off my beard after having it for four years. Later that week I broke my shoulder and required surgery to fix it. Coincidence?

They can dance if they want to.

Sold his soul? Been done.