Bad news for the Pompeo and Haspel nominations. If all the Democrats oppose, this could mean trouble for the president. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_MPWXAPjG4 (View Post)

@semiticgod I hear a lot of the same notes coming from my fellow Greeks. (View Post)

My point is that it is another system that does not intend to devolve (people are misusing the term "evolve" in this discussion) into despotism, but inevitably does so. The same is true for… (View Post)

I actually think monarchies went the other way. Monarchs gradually gave up power in response to social unrest, until the people had enough power to oust the institutions, leaving only a few remnants … (View Post)

Let me try! Another comment I made in the "Head Canon Thread" (View Post)