You have a point, but how does one define “true” capitalism? What you’re describing could be called economic realism. Economic realism is not anathema to capitalism, any more than evolution is anathema to Christianity; open-minded adherents make room for reality within their beliefs, but fundamentalists would rather…

No, I'm saying that would happen if people weren't worried about paying a hundred bucks or so for a ticket. The city has very high rates of dog ownership, but anecdotally a lot of those owners are oblivious AF. I know several people who never bothered to housebreak their apartment dogs - they just let them go on…

Nobody brings their own rats. Also they leave poison out for the rats pretty frequently, which is another good reason to keep dogs away.

A LOT of people are allergic to dogs, and the bag rule also keeps dander from getting all over the train. Also, if the dog ban is lifted, be prepared for daily stoppages caused by some idiot's unleashed terrier jumping onto the tracks to chase rats.

Lol yeah they’re SURE to get a fair, objective hearing on that one.

I think you’re right about their energy and enthusiasm, but if Schultz is the nominee in 2020 I’m moving to a different planet.

It’s better in the same way that getting hit by a car is “better” than getting hit by a bus.

I believe so.

I knew an evangelical in college who had been taught that modern Christian denominations are not descended from Catholicism. I suppose if you don’t believe in the evolution of life, why believe in the evolution of ideas?

Isn’t “Montana” a Spanish name anyway? (Montaña)

And it still stars a rapist.

Except that the alternative was not “passing a law,” because the House and Senate are massively biased in favor of rural conservatives, and the GOP leadership follows the kidfucker Hastert rule of never allowing anything on the floor for debate unless a majority of their own caucus supports it. The choices were a…

New York isn’t as good as TV makes it seem, but almost everywhere else in the country is exactly as grey, dull, and depressing as you’d expect, so... points to everywhere else?

Hey, I’ve got a fun idea: let’s make sure this monstrous comment is the first thing that comes up when you Google “Kelly Sadler” for the rest of her life. What kind of gorgon makes a joke about a dying veteran, and in the service of promoting torture to boot?

Yeah, it’s like when Reagan announced his candidacy in a city who’s only claim to fame was as the site where law enforcement and klansmen abducted and murdered a group of civil rights workers. What a crazy mistake-accident!

I think it’s more that our popular culture has conditioned us to view handsome, stylish, well-spoken men as villains. Partially because underdogs make better protagonists, partially because we’re steeped in performative masculinity and low-key homophobia. He’s also a lawyer on an apparent path to history and a…

If she thinks he’s a good president I can’t really take her claims of sexual prowess too seriously. Lady’s got some weird standards.

I saw him as a colonizer - he inserts himself into a culture he arrogantly assumed he understands, abuses the people’s trust in their institutions to install himself as ruler, and forces them to suffer death and destruction to serve his own goals. I thought it was a really smart way to show the insidious motivations…

How is art partitioned off from society? It is displayed in massive, prominent, public institutions, many of which are free or cheap to attend. Artists and galleries do massive amounts of outreach and publicity, including high profile collaborations with musicians and designers. Commerical galleries make themselves…

That’s fair, but I think it’s a more thoughtful and nuanced opinion than the author’s.