Pound Foolish wrote:Favorite fictional book released so far this year? Nonfictional?
I rarely read books the year they come out, I usually wait until they go down in price. I had to think really hard about one I had read that came out this year. I read Borderline by Mishell Baker which was one of my favorite books of all time actually. It's a noir urban fantasy set in LA about a double amputee with mental illness problems that makes those issues both part of the story but also doesn't define the characters by those issues. As far as nonfiction, I don't think I've read a non-fiction book published this year. I'm currently reading A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War about Tolkien and Lewis' experiences during WW1.
Pound Foolish wrote:Do you think it's possible a third party candidate like Gary Johnson may attend the debates this year? If so would you see that as a positive or negative?
I think if there was ever a year where it was possible this is the year. I would view his inclusion as a positive since it would raise the awareness of third parties to a whole new level and make them viable, especially in local elections where the third parties need to start.
Pound Foolish wrote:Is the two party system good in principle? Is it permanently broken, currently broken, or in good overall shape but simply with poor candidates this election?
I think a two party system is one of the worst things in politics, the founding fathers never intended for there to be political parties so when they formed in the second election of our country the system broke right then and there. If we didn't have such a strong national myth around the founding fathers and the writing of our Constitution I would be arguing for a complete overhaul of our political system but as it is we have to work with what we've got because despite drastically different interpretations of it everyone in our country, no matter where they are on the political spectrum, view the Constitution as one of the greatest political documents ever; the conservative side going so far as to claim divine inspiration.
Pound Foolish wrote:What do you think was the view of the Scribe who recorded Beowulf on Beowulf's culture?
I do not know enough about Beowulf to say.
Pound Foolish wrote:Favorite comic book or series?
Either the Saga or Ms Marvel comics.
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