Most of Europe demonstrates that you can achieve a stable free market by having the government in the loop.

And those markets actually benefit a wider portion of the population. Economic mobility is far greater in many parts of Europe than in the US.

There s debate as to whether a Free Market can ever truly exist at all.

Whether or not they can exist (probably not), there has never been one in the history of the world.

Markets don't appear in nature, and certainly not "free markets". To the extent that markets exist, they exist become of governance, not despite it.

I would suggest that Hawaii's strategic place in the Pacific has lead to a considerable influx of military money, military personnel and associated increase in the economy related to it

Just remember, all that "military money, military personnel and associated increase in the economy" also comes with a decrease in quality of life.

Just take a look at Fayettevlle, North Carolina. It's got all the wonderful benefits of having Fort Bragg, and yet it's one of the least desirable places to live in the entire United States. Drugs, prostitution, crime and it's entirely because of its proximity to Ft Bragg.

Having a bunch of "military money" and twenty-somethings who are away from home for the first time and have a steady paycheck for the first time could turn even paradise into a shithole.

For $51/month that landline better have unlimited long-distance. How can my cell phone have unlimited long distance (even when calling landline phones!) plus data plus texts for $40 and this poor SOB was getting drilled for $51 for inferior service?

I think it might be time to take out the big anti-trust club and beat all of the major telecoms and broadband providers about the head and neck until they are broken into little pieces and have shown they know how to behave. It appears to be the only thing they respond to.

I'm pretty sure Noah invented the weather forecast. And the litter box.

Is there multiplayer?

I agree about Hillary and her corrupt money, but do you really believe labor unions are "Marxist"? You're too big be that stupid.

collect my resume and my salary

What happens if you don't give them your salary? I've never, ever given a prospective employer my current salary. But my prospective employer days are behind me. Maybe things have changed and this is de rigueur now.

Basically, the thing may well work, but if it does work, it's very unlikely that the explanation that its inventor has provided is legitimate.

If it works, then the explanation the inventor provided is irrelevant. Someone else will come up with a better explanation. I doubt anyone would say, "we shouldn't continue testing this EM engine thingy because we don't know why it works."

Sometimes, it's better to be lucky than good, you know?

You guys didn't believe me when I said that Friday night is "MRA Clickbait Night" on Slashdot.

And here it is, right on time. Every Friday night since I noticed the pattern back in December, like clockwork. Sometimes the article is fer it, and sometimes it's agin' it but it always brings out the most charming fellows and their insightful opinions that "Bitches, man. They're spoiling everything.".

Slashdot really knows its audience, I'll give it that.

Is that enough?

No that's not enough! I need to know what Penn and Teller say about this or no dice.

I really need one of those for my car ASAP.

Forget the car. I'm packing for Alpha Centauri. By the way, anyone know what the weather is in Alpha Centauri? I mean, will I need a sweater?

Hint: there's a very, very good reason why it is not in a peer-reviewed journal.

And what is that reason?

The creationists must have done good work in america to destroy the "faith" in science!

That's not it so much as the fact that pop science "skeptics" don't believe something works until Neil Degrasse Tyson and James Randi say it works.

There is nothing scientific about pop skepticism. It's entirely about hero worship and being a dick.

I prefer Penn and Teller. Much more entertaining.

Yes, by all means bring them in to see whether or not the EM drive actually works. Because libertarian douchebags are notoriously expert at everything, especially physics and astronautics. Just ask them.