I want inner city kids, particularly minorities, to be inspired by American history. Sure we can point out some warts (we fought a great muther'in war over a few), but we are also a nation that's built on the premise that a young man can change his stars. The 1619 Project raises these children in a universe of victimhood from which they will never escape.

I will give him major kudos if he ends the carried interest loophole. I’d be more excited about that than the SALT change even though the later would net me thousands per year.

Louisiana is very close to moving into the 30-40 rank belt overall.

@copper. LOL Re: black licorice. I am part of the 80% who dislike it a lot.

Spywalled from phones. Will check when I’m on a computer.

I actually think it’s less of a hassle for President Trump to attend the Super Bowl than it is for Candidate Trump to attend Sunday Night Football. The security at the SB is already incredibly tight.

China has a bilateral treaty with Mauritius and must be eagerly waiting to get a foot in the door. There'll be a spy centre built before you can say fortune cookie

Now, do Biden.

Pope John XXIII was asked how many people worked for the Vatican. He responded, "about half."

That article references the 1890's. Back then, the technology was just around the corner.

@Doctor-Phibes said in Man down!: The more interesting question is why they seem so reluctant to retire. People love power? Some think they are doing good. Who knows. I'm going to retire as soon as humanly possible... hopefully the stock market will get artificially inflated by Trump and Vance for 12 years and then in 2035 I'll just switch it all to bonds before the Great Depressing Recession! MAGA more like MDGA!

I worked at AID for about a year in 1980 and remember little of it. At that time the big regime change took place in Iran. Did the Shah's fall influence the end of Mr. Carter's presidency? Without question. Did AID or the CIA plan Mr. Carter's fall? I doubt it, that affair didn't look like anyone planned anything.

Trump turned the phrase "blowing people's minds" into a literally true thing that actually happened to millions of people. I listen to the bulwark sometimes, but it's tough sledding these days. People's psychologies can apparently easily get stuck in a local maxima of self-congratulatory, self-righteous moral panic. Doesn't appear to be any off-ramp from it, and it doesn't seem to be a pleasant place to be.

Sounds too familiar...

Guy’s, he’s going to Silicon Valley. What’s the homeless situation in San Fran, again? They obviously hired him as security.