@semiticgod , I would ban hospitals, doctors and other healthcare providers from offering discounts to insurance companies. Conversely, I would ban health insurance companies from enforcing in-networ… (View Post)

There was an episode of River Monsters where the host, Jeremy Wade was filmed next to an oarfish. Apparently there's this buoy in the Mediterranean where oarfish travel up and down the anchor chain. (View Post)

FYI The crew at Extra Credits recently started a new YouTube series called Extra Politics. It discusses the underlying concepts of politics in general and US politics in particular using the terminol… (View Post)

And my response to that is: "Is Alabama an extra special racist state? Or are there similar demographics and dynamics at work in other states?" My personal experiences in Texas and Michigan… (View Post)

It was only about 15 years ago that 40% of Alabamians voted to keep their state constitution's ban on interracial marriage. It was only 20-something years ago that the Southern Baptists finally got o… (View Post)