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The US was faced with 3 plausible strategies for bringing the war with Japan to an end. There is evidence that Japan was about to surrender. Negotiating that surrender would have been the most moral choice. I don’t know what evidence you read. Could have been. However, in war, “about too” doesn’t s...

With respect to some of the previous comments above, this thread doesn't seem to be about whether war is justified on the part of unregenerate geo-political entities or not, aggressively or defensively. As I understand Josh, the question is specifically about using bombs that inherently target inno...

ohio jones wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 8:27 am

Josh wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 7:48 am Unless headlines should start saying "Girl, 3, swept over waterfalls whose parents are ex-Baptists" - something nobody ever does.

I don't see how the parents of the waterfall are relevant to the thread.

One doubts that waterfalls would be Baptist anyway. River Brethren perhaps?

I'd like the discussion not to rehash the merits (or demerits) of either candidate, or the value of liberalism vs conservatism, but to focus on Autocracy vs Institutionalism , whether these classifications adequately describe the candidates, whether the terms are helpful or unhelpful in understandi...

Interesting perspective. https://twitter.com/i/status/1787352522048319509 Interesting and nuanced take on the "organization" of some of the campus protests, in Tablet today. These groups, Shideler says, typically operate in a decentralized manner, using successful tactics drawn from decad...

This piece from Politico suggest it's a complicated morass of interests and donors.

The simple fact is that neither Biden nor Trump are “criminals”. What is your definition of a criminal? According to Miriam Webster criminal , noun 1. one who has committed a crime 2. a person who has been convicted of a crime Again precision is paramount - being found liable in civil actions is no...

So I suppose this topic is over then.

It looks like alcohol may have played a role in this incident but there is plenty of video evidence on YouTube that modern people have foolish ideas about wildlife. I once was traveling with a friend from Hong Kong and we had to slow for a herd of deer. I had to lock the door to keep him from getti...