If might always made right, we'd all be in trouble

While many assert America's responsibility as one of the world's last remaining superpowers to monitor nations that pose a military threat and play "peacekeeper" on the international front, the consequences to national sovereignty and U.S. moral standing are slowly but surely surfacing. When terms such as 'good and evil' or 'right and wrong' are employed in justifying intervention, people around the world are offended and our ability to secure the help...

One (wo)man, one vote

Teleportation, hands down

Imagine how much more time we'd all have to do everything we needed to do, go places (whether within city, state, country, or global borders), etc if we didn't have to bother with the commute...

Re: One hand up for time travel

You bring up good points Suhail, and while very exciting and convincing in theory, I can't help but think of the more serious pragmatic consequences that come with time travel (rent all the Back to the Futures over break :) What if you were meant to get that bad grade in math (not that you or I would ever know what that feels like, right? heh jk), because the math tutor you eventually end up getting turns out to be the woman you're supposed to fall in love with and marry...?...

I'll take your LSAT if you take my MCAT...

Unity in Diversity

Re: The Choice

Discrimination of colors!

Not only are M&Ms delectable (allowing just the right amount of chocolate into your mouth) and by-pass jaw irritation that comes with prolonged chewing of skittles, but the powerful metaphor they provide makes them even more superior. With Skittles, you grab a handful, fishing through the pile to avoid some of the unpleasant artificial flavors you may not like. M&M's on the other hand, though produced in an array of colors, all boil down to the same chocolate center-...

Re: Re: Re: we're all going to die, guns or not.

While I'm not sure I agree completely with the reasoning for dismissing the usage of guns (especially considering the powerful check the 2nd amendment is idealized to have on the government), I thought you used a really fitting statement: [i]"I don't believe that using force will solve anything except perpetuate the use of force."[/i]. What I think people often overlook with the whole idea of gun control (as they automatically jump to the conclusion that their rights...