That's the goal of a free trade agreement.

A "free" "trade" agreement like this one has the opposite goal.

What's creepy is that there's a patent for the obvious pairing of technology with the idea of a doll; archaeologists have found dolls tens of thousands of years old, so it's hardly original.

And then there's the way the public are not considered stakeholders.

It's cute the way they say "ensure that Congress, stakeholders and the public are closely involved before, during and after the conclusion of trade agreement negotiations." when the whole point of 'fast-tracking' is to prevent involvement or even awareness until it's too late.

Actual free trade (as opposed to "free" "trade" the slogan) is pretty much the simplest economic concept there is, so if the negotiations are complex, they're doing something else.

It isn't Britain without Scotland.

Start 1 mile + 1/(2pi) miles north of the South Pole.

There are, of course, infinitely many such points.

If you think every story that mentions women is saying the same thing, then 1) you didn't read any of them very carefully, and 2) you're one of the worst examples of sexism in existence.

Whereas the USA PATRIOT Act had, what, one dissenting vote? (Or maybe I'm thinking of the authorization of the use of military force?)

It's not. They stopped bothering to pretend.

It would take longer than the lifespan of a monkey too.

It's an idealization.

Whereas in the 19th century China had drug laws to protect.... the Chinese.

I'm confused now...

Monkey keystrokes and infinite time does produce the works of Shakespeare.

So let's show monkeys a little more respect than comparing them members of Congress.

Adam Smith got so much right that in order for new economists to say anything new, they have to knowingly and wilfully say something they know not to be true.

Obviously No True Scots' constitution would have evolved that way.

Both were acts of terrorism committed by fringe lunatic outsiders, and both were immediately and skilfully exploited by politicians who had the goal all along of subverting the rule of law.