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TL;DR: Columnist Megan McArdle argues that while macroeconomic statistics showing the U.S. outpacing Western Europe in GDP per capita are often dismissed as an illusion due to Europe's superior public aesthetics and leisure time, America possesses genuine material abundance and innovation that structurally subsidizes European living standards.

Although, the author tries to explain her views, she misses on several fronts. GDP doesn't follow PPP and the value system of the respective citizens. The author further diminishes the quality of her observations by comparing numbers against Mississippi. Americans in Mississippi are poor, a large number cannot afford healthcare and suffer from chronic illnesses, things that are not challenges faced by French citizens.

Additionally, overall GDP says nothing about distribution of wealth. Another factor the author conveniently sidesteps.

I understand the frustration. The Republican party was being plain crooks blocking the nomination for a year and enabled Trump to pick 3 unqualified assholes.

But on the other hand, it was a bad nomination to begin with. As Garland served as the AG, he was proverbially ineffective AG to bring justice for US democracy when the evidences were video recorded in detail. He tried to project his pseudo neutrality only to protect the criminals in thousands.

I would argue that Merrick Garland was the most responsible person for the loss of Democrats in 2024. Politics is generally all theater now with lies and propaganda. Garland had the unique opportunity to actually show the country how justice is done and by that act of demonstration would make the Democrats' credentials a lot stronger.

They uploaded the Colbert 15 question segment to the former president. It makes me so happy to see a real person with a sense of humor and genuine empathy as our former president. We are living in dark and toxic times. So much so that we often forget about decency in public office that once existed.

I use porn to masturbate once or twice a day. Late 50s. Wife asexual for years and incompatible. But don't watch other times. It serves me a specific purpose.

Go ahead judge me. Don't care.