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On truth and truthiness."We have the ocean in our bucket. We built a special bucket to contain it. So get lost."Meanwhile, socialism rises.Occasional Links & CommentarySocialism or truth David F. Ruccio | Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame

What does "discussion" mean?According to the Oxford Dictionary, there are three definitions:the action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas a conversation or debate about a specific topic a detailed treatment of a topic in speech or writing Well, this is a pretty wide brief, isn't it? Lots of opportunity for misunderstanding there.I recently joined a discussion group. There are lots of these on social media, some open, some closed. Some...

After the Welsh Assembly elections - in which UKIP did rather well - I had a Twitter exchange with an angry Welshman. He said: @dsquareddigest @Frances_Coppola Most UKIP votes came from, erm, English migrants to Wales. Unbelievable. The famous 'white flight'. — Gweirydd (@gweirydd) May 6, 2016 I challenged this, of course. But in the ensuing heated discussion, I misquoted him: @gweirydd @dsquareddigest Why? You didn't support your assertion that UKIP voters were all English immigrants. —...