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The answer is actually somewhat more complicated than history has tended to treat the question. Though, in a sense, the reason for American entry into both world wars was, at a fundamental level,... Society & Politics

The British statesman and political philosopher Edmund Burke wrote, "The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do as they please. We ought see what it will please them to do before we... Society & Politics

Oh, c'mon!! You just want the rap music!! Society & Politics

The short answer to the question is: Less than meets the eye. The seeming presumption of the question is that President Biden has some strategy behind his seemingly contradictory actions: Send the... Society & Politics

At the risk of being the dour pessimist, they are not apt to find the submersible. Even with detection devices like radar, sonar and the like, the area is simply too large, and the object is too... Society & Politics

Voted "Conservative." However, I always, when I see this kind of question, have to put an asterisk over it. My conservatism is not what Americans typically call conservative. Because what... Society & Politics

Well, as my own views tend to the conservative - albeit Tory conservative - I tilt toward "Outnumbered." (Also, to their credit, "Outnumbered" does, from time to time, include liberal commentators... Society & Politics

Voted No. Money is a means to an end, not an end in itself. However, as a wit once put it, "Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can help you choose the kind of misery you want to live in. In a... Society & Politics

Several factors are at play. Part of it is simply disagreement on policy issues. Though that is perhaps the least important factor. Particularly when, in actual practice, the difference between... Society & Politics

Unquestionably. While there were other President who had defining accomplishments and were of undoubted historical importance, none was as decisive and significant as Lincoln, who not only saved... Society & Politics

It is not likely that Russia would necessarily invade Europe - though as history shows that could not be ruled out. It is rather that the freedom of action of the states of Europe would be... Society & Politics