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No, it's not just a minority problem; but those communities do have the highest rate of fatherlessness, and it's not coincidental that fatherlessness has strong ties to poverty (poverty being linked strongly to criminality). The 2013 US Census reported that 72% of blacks, 67% of native Americans, and 53% of Hispanics were born out of wedlock. (29% for whites, and 17% for Asians); and it's growing in all communities. This is a massive problem. 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes. (5x the national average, from the US census) 90% of homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes. (32x the national average, from the US census) 85% of all children who demonstrate behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes. (20x the national average, from the CDC) 71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes. (9x the national average, from the National Principal's Association Report) 70% of youths in state operated institutions come from fatherless homes. (9x the national average, from the US Dept. of Justice) 85% of all youths in prison come from fatherless homes. (20x the national average, from a Georgia and Texas joint Dept. of Corrections study) This list is by no means comprehensive. Even in situations where you're dealing with lousy parenting, outcomes are still better in nuclear two parent families. As an example, a Columbia University study found children living in two parent families but having poor father relationships were 68% more likely to engage in risky behavior (smoking, drinking, drugs) when compared to all teens in two parent households. Teens living fatherless households were 30% more likely to engage is such behavior than even those. No, every father is not Mike Brady; but just being there gives your kids a leg up. Again, there is nothing that can replace a nuclear two parent home in a child's upbringing. Nothing.

It's not an astute observation, because there's not much that can be done to help them. There is no substitute for a strong and moral nuclear family in a child's upbringing, and the existence of such a unit is entirely the responsibility of the adults in the household. Further, the outgrowth of fatherless families, spurred on by the legacy of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" programs, lends itself to poor outcomes. IE. the "help" has exacerbated the problem.

It's is becoming habitual with Kiko. Im hoping to see some serious corrective action taken by the league.

Williams has been called the best athlete on the team. He's one of those freaks who is physically gifted at everything he tries his hand at. If he dedicated himself to golf, he likely could have played professionally, he's also the fastest swimmer on the team, and one of the better basketball players as well.

This is the future, ladies and gentlemen.

Josh Allen is a freak.

I thoroughly enjoy watching the left cannibalize itself.

It's a very real and reasonable concern. We dealt with something similar in the town I used to live in, and ultimately moved away from, with the trail project, and the problems it brought with it, as one of the major reasons. I had originally bought a property along the Cumberland/Lincoln border (two of the better zip codes to live in where I'm from). The border is defined by the Blackstone River and the adjacent strips of land on either side. Rhode Island, as part of an elective infrastructure project, decided to build a bike path and hiking trail that runs the length of the Blackstone, connecting some of the worst slums of the state with a largely unpatrolled path cutting through the back yards of homeowners in affluent neighborhoods. The predictable happened. The homeless flooded in, crime spiked. Drug use and drug deals were frequent. Pristinely groomed yards would have beer cans, cigarette butts, and the occasional used needle strewn across. And, of course, the tax burden to solve the problem fell on the towns.

Happy trails to one of my all-time favorites. Thanks for all the memories, Kyle. Go get whatever comes next.

I feel like we couldn't because it would require both a time machine and an NFL relocation vote, along with a name change. Besides, why would you want this? Wasn't it bad enough when we were worried about Bon Jovi moving us to Canada?

It doesn't matter. Polls are not used to ascertain public sentiment. They are used to drive public sentiment and to manufacture narrative.

It's called perverse incentive, and any policy wonk or politician who down plays it's existence, and very real impacts, are far more interested in political outcomes than actual solutions.

It was a joke. Go easy. To be a bit more serious, there are a fair number of individuals here who find her quite attractive; though I'm sure how that's relevant to her politics either. I wouldn't let yourself get too worked up over someone saying she has big teeth.,

Not a problem. He, more often than not, takes backwards and morally questionable positions; but I don't use that as a blanket disqualifier for any and all positions he takes. Even the dopiest or most socially abhorrent occasionally stumble upon the truth or accidental wisdom.

He makes his point rather inelegantly, with an angular harshness which makes the reader dive head long into disagreement; but it's one of the few opinions he has which I actually agree with. The franchise should not be viewed as a right, but rather a privilege earned. While there is no moral standing to denying someone the vote because of their color, race, creed, sex, sexuality, or any other immutable characteristic, there is a compelling moral argument to be made for restricting the pool of individuals who have a say in the size and scope of government to those whom have a direct stake in it's expansion. My proposal would be an end to all birthright citizenship, regardless to nation of origin (including the US); and to institute a citizenship test composed of questions about US civics and history, basic economics and household finances. I would couple that with an absolute demand of being a property or business owner (I'm flexible and would listen to other means testing, including being a net federal tax payer), or military service (reasonable accommodations made for the disabled).

You know who else thought certain groups of people should be rounded up and sterilized?

There's a very important book that I've recommended here before, and is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the world we live in, and how we are continuously purposefully manipulated by the power structures we are told to trust. Daniel Boorstin's The Image I suggest reading it.

They hope.

Everyone hates a winner. Winners don't care because we're too busy winning, and looking after our own affairs. Further, the world actually needs America. Needs it desperately, which is why they resent us. No one needs Canada for anything. Canada defines the term "lovable loser". A bumbling clown which couldn't even exist on it's own, and is heavily dependent on it's bigger, better Southern neighbor to perpetuate it's own existence. If Canada had anything, or anyone, worth having (meazza excepted), the United States could have, and would have, annexed it at any point we wanted. But we didn't, and haven't, because we have no interest in dogs looking proud after eating it's own turds.

Watching people be excited about, and proud of, being Canadian is similar to watching a dog be proud of shitting on the floor and then eating it.

These are all tremendous.

As Tom said, this is the system they want. It keeps them from having to legislate, and run on their records. They instead get to be a hall of firebrand activists with an absurd incumbency rate which protects their fiefdoms.