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The article is interesting, but is it possible that a false group is being created here by arbitrarily dividing the data into deciles, rather than some smaller unit? My understanding is that the wealth and income disparity between the 1% and everyone else is so large that the distinction...

I'm a little bit confused about how the new loyalty system works. Is it possible to hold onto a disloyal city from an enemy you have made peace with, or do you have no choice but to either let it revert or raze it? Background: In my current game (first game of R&F and first civ game in quite...

I've often wondered if the House shouldn't be expanded to an even greater degree than described here. Imagine, for example, if each congressional district could contain a maximum of, say, 10000 people. Yes, this would mean there would be ~30K house members, but each representative would be...

True, but it's more than just the raw numbers of people. Counties won by Hillary represent almost two thirds of the nation's GDP.

I agree that it could be a useful line of attack for Trump if he pursued the strategy you suggest. However, he (and it seems much of the Republican party) does not appear to be psychologically capable of taking that path. They've invested too much in the past year shouting non-stop that...

Agreed. Love, Actually shouldn't be a good movie, but it is.

"You rebel scum."

It's all part of the Obamas' sinister plot to rid themselves of their opposition. Realizing that anything they suggest will be rabidly opposed by right-wing extremists, they devised a plan... Phase one was promoting a healthy diet. This water-drinking thing (Water-gate?) is phase two. Watch in...

cDNA (complementary DNA) is when you take the mRNA produced by a gene, and then reverse-transcribe it back to DNA. It's basically the DNA for just the coding portion of a gene (no introns).

Well if we aren't, don't blame me. I voted for Kodos.

According to this cbs article the referendum is non-binding. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57546260/puerto-rico-votes-for-u.s-statehood-in-non-binding-referendum/ Also, the pro-statehood governor may have lost, which I suppose would reduce the likelihood of this going anywhere.

Now, in 2012, can we say for sure that our world would be a better place if Britain had gone to war with Germany over Czechoslovakia? Suppose the following hypothetical. There was a minor war between the Germany and Britain over Czechoslovakia, where Germany was defeated quickly and as such...

That's an interesting site. Never been there before. Their entry for "treacherous advisor" also sort of fits the bill. Thanks

This is kind of random, but does anyone know the origin of this film/literary meme? Protagonist is talking with a presumed friend/advisor. The presumed friend/advisor warns, "Don't trust anybody." Later, the trusted friend/advisor reveals themselves to be a traitor, and smugly quips "Didn't I...

The real political power should remain with existing governments, but cloned Kahless, err, I mean, Jesus could serve as a figurehead emperor to give moral and spiritual guidance to the people.