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I'm not really a gambler, but I definitely see the similarities between trading & poker. You need a strategic edge, risk management, emotional control, & the ability to cut your losses when the odds are against you. I would assume that a professional poker player would have a higher likelihood...

I'm cautious that it could happen. The warning signs are there: 1. A 2 year / 10 year inverted yield curve has predicted every recession for the past 50 years, and it's only sent a false signal once over that time span. 2. Much of Europe has seen an economic slowdown for awhile, but thing seem...

Here's an article that goes in depth on this matter. https://www.city-journal.org/html/platform-or-publisher-15888.html Congress responded by enacting Section 230, establishing that platforms could not be held liable as publishers of user-generated content and clarifying that they could not be...

I did a little bit of research, and this is a really interesting topic. The social media giant are categorized as public platforms. This designation gives them immunity from libel & slander because they aren't considered publishers of content. All they're responsible for is removing obscene &...

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/16/trump-russia-indictments-mueller-investigation-415667 Sorry for the confusion. I was referencing the 13 Russian nationals that were indicted by Mueller for conducting an illegal "information warfare" scheme. Personally, I would prefer that no one was...

So based off this logic, I would assume you have no problem with Russian hackers using social media as a tool to spread misinformation in an attempt to influence our elections?

Having a strong work ethic and a willingness to educate yourself will place you ahead of the curve in just about any endeavor. I bet that the overwhelming majority of day traders still fail initially though.

Whether or not a news outlet is unbiased is based off opinion. Whether or not a social media platform uses politically motivated algorithms to push or suppress certain points of view is either fact or fiction. Facebook, Twitter, & Google all claim to be politically unbiased. Why would they have...

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resources/truth-advertising When consumers see or hear an advertisement, whether it’s on the Internet, radio or television, or anywhere else, federal law says that ad must be truthful, not misleading, and, when appropriate, backed by scientific evidence...

Isn't it relevant if they claim publicly to be politically unbiased? I mean in basic theory, a website should be allowed to be as liberal or conservative as they want. But a website should be held to a different standard if they claim to be unbiased.

I guess we'll have to wait until the details come out before we'll know for sure, but I doubt that Trump is trying to hold these companies liable for content posted by their users. That would be virtually impossible. He's believed for a long time that these platforms actively suppress...

:confused: I'm confused by the thread title. From the CNN article, it appears that Trump wants to remove political censorship from platforms like Facebook & Twitter. How would the removal of censorship be considered censorship?

From what I've read, he might not have broken any laws unless he threatened any of the customers. I'm a big defender of the 2nd amendment, but this is a good example of why public open carry is a bad idea.

The overall gun death rates are easy to find. The gun homicide rates are much harder to find. The BU article is interesting. I agree with a lot of what he wrote. We need a better background check system in place. I don't have a problem with red flag laws in basic theory. If someone threatens to...

California had significantly stricter gun laws than Alabama back in 2010. I can't find any more recent numbers because no one that rights articles about gun control wants to separate homicide rates from suicide rates. That wouldn't fit their agenda.

You're correct. I didn't mean to imply that the trade war strengthened our economy. I'm sure it's blunted our growth to some extent. What I meant was that our economy strengthened last year in spite of the trade war. That makes me believe that we're weathering the storm more efficiently than China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_death_rates_in_the_United_States_by_state Gun death rates & gun homicide rates are two very different things. California is our country's 8th lowest in gun death rate, but they're ranked 38th lowest in gun homicide rate. Alabama is ranked 49th lowest in gun...

I understand what both of you are saying, and you're right. I know that we have vastly different economies. It isn't an apples to apples comparison. The point I was trying to make is that our economy got stronger following the onset of the trade war and China's got weaker. I wasn't basing that...

Oops. I meant GDP growth. That's what I get for not proofreading.