Yes. And this is exactly why the Constitution has the emoluments clause: to prevent a president from coming under foreign influence, putting his personal financial interests above the interests of the

Very good. Thanks for the clarification, @lemouth. I might have to resume blogging again. I frequently run across research papers that are fairly interesting, and it's fun writing up summaries that put

After being away from Steemit for a few months, I logged back on to see what's been going on, and saw this post. You guys have been busy! This project sounds very exciting. I especially like the end goal,

Hi Acid. This is my first day poking around in Steemit after being away for months. Sounds like you're working hard. How are things with you and OCD?

Aw man, that looked like an incredible experience. Wish I could have been there. :)

It's funny how Trump continually makes ham-handed statements on how smart his brain is, and how he has a good education, and how only he can solve our problems. Then we see this. Trump seems to hate anything

Well, the first line of your comment did include the phrase "to the detriment of America’s economic well being," and since the only thing that went down recently was the American stock market

Instead of claiming things to be "perfectly obvious," where is the evidence behind your claim? Before jumping to a conclusion, look at how many sellers were involved on the day the slide started.

The more likely culprit is a terrible financial instrument that was hiding risk. Faced with an environment of small returns and a flat yield curve, some investors got a little too clever and started playing

Well, it's hard to read much into the caller's message because it was fairly unsophisticated. But there's nothing wrong with that: most people haven't done a great deal of research into tech nor are they

Actually, there isn't. The legal system, prosecutors, and the courts must be independent, free to do their jobs as they see fit without the corruption of hyperpartisans playing political games. Trump's

David, your video presentation is based on some very naive ideas. You advocate for anonymous political donations, but history shows us that anonymity makes things worse. Anonymity gives the wealthiest

Tell that to Jeff Bezos. LOL

You're terribly misinformed. You keep drawing a distinction that doesn't exist, that the "media" doesn't include print newspapers. It does. The New York Times continues to enjoy its position

You are misinformed. Here is the definition of "news media" from Wikipedia: "The news media or news industry are forms of mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or

I'm not going to dignify that rudeness with a response. Learn to have an intellectual debate without clinging to argumentum ad hominem as a crutch.

His political strategy? Gaslighting.

Newspaper reporters (especially investigative journalists) do a good job, and are the only things standing in the way of corrupt government. Cable TV news programs, on the other hand, tend to be crud ...

Agreed, to a certain extent. But it's not just the media. It's also Americans themselves. Very few people in America pay attention to anything going on outside of their borders, except if they could lose

How do you figure? NBC, CBS, and NBC all seem to support the validity of global warming theory, the folly of supply side economics, and the massive popularity of DACA as an ethical and humane policy.