Essentially an extension of health care would be funded by removing the existing profiteering from within the system. The US spends as a country about twice what you would expect of an advanced weste… (View Post)

@Cloutier, no it's not - at least as far as the Baldur's Gate games go. In 2nd edition D&D there are critical misses in attack rolls and some oddments of critical failures elsewhere (like in pick… (View Post)

That's where you get into philosophy and things like The Trolley Problem. I basically agree with you, taking an action that you know is harmful is not morally justified even on the grounds it avoids … (View Post)

I got up in time to catch a bit of the vice-presidential debate. It was nice to hear something more akin to a debate rather than a playground argument ... (View Post)

It's real - but the White House Gift Shop now has nothing to do with the White House. It was set up by Truman in the basement of the White House and run for the benefit of the Secret Service, but tra… (View Post)