Recent content by kEiThZ

To be fair to them. Illegal immigration is a problem. And it has really hit the poorest Americans the hardest with competition for housing and jobs. And that really surged during the Biden years. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/briefing/us-immigration-surge.html We don't have nearly the...

This does not line up with how sensitive Americans are to economic indicators when voting. See the meme about gas prices. And in the last election, it was famously the price of eggs.

There's only one thing Americans care about: money. Inflation killed Biden/Harris. The rest of the world has to impose an economic price. And till now, nobody is really willing to do it because they would get hurt too.

People are reading way too much into that deal. We're going back to 2024 tariff levels. It's not that we're becoming deep friends with China. Just not coordinating policy with the US.

I know people like to believe all kinds of conspiracy theories. But militaries in Western democracies, including the US, really aren't designed to take over countries. What could happen is that quite a few senior officers resign or refuse to carry out an order than they think is illegal. And...

I hope. But looking at how feckless Congress is, I have doubts.

It's not something to joke about. At this point, how credible are American commitments to NATO? I honestly think Europeans really need to start discussing a security alliance that doesn't have an American general as Supreme Allied Commander. It would suck for us. But it makes sense for them.

I guess that's the end of NATO. He's going to tariff Denmark and other European countries for deploying forces to sovereign Danish territory. The EU needs to go after the Europeans who enabled this. And ban Americans like Lauder too.

Man. They have a Seinfeld skit on how bad the washroom situation is in New York. It's been true for decades.Everytime I've gone there this has been an actual pain in the butt.

The mayor of Toronto doesn't have the same power.

I'm not asking about their definition. They just make up shit as they go. I'm asking about your definition. Unless you're outsourcing your thinking to the Pentagon. In which case, let me know. I can Google their view anytime. And have access to non-public info at work. Again, in his first...

Yes and no. I substantially agree that the Chinese model is exploitive for the reasons you explained. However, they also did things that our legacy manufacturers refused to do and are still refusing. They invested heavily in EVs. China produces more than half the world's EVs and 80% of the...

I love the sentiment. But unlikely. The prohibition on Chinese EVs is bipartisan and largely driven by Michigan and Ohio being swing states when lots of unionized auto manufacturing jobs.

Most of us care about travel times. I couldn't give a flying fig about top speed. Please explain your obsession to me.