His preliminary thoughts <a href=”http://ace.mu.nu/archives/283126.php”>here</a>. Very short version: having a functioning democracy kind of helps moderate things for a country. Which (most of) you and I already knew, but Ace also has “progressive” lurkers, some of whom who haven’t had an original thought since 2001.
Strike that. They haven’t had a <strong>new </strong>thought since 2001. Even then, the animating principle that they acquired back then was so old that it had mildew on it…
Crossposted to RedState.
sound interesting, in a quasi-gaming sort of way. God knows that my particular segment of the counterculture has led the way in obsessing over stats.