The paper seems even lamer than that:
part 1 - REC failed
part 2 - Hansen says we're doomed
part 2a - we'd be doomed even if REC succeeded
part 3 - solution: "spend more money on R&D"

Autocannon rounds aren't rectangular prisms.

"that's merely an opinion."

So, we will thank goodness you're powerless to impose your totalitarian streak.

There exist photos of Buk-style warhead shrapnel, still embedded in the MH17 crew seats.

It's a laughably bad fake ... but speaks volumes about the lack of math or science training amongst reporters to propagate this stuff.

"SUVs and other monstrosities that have no place on roads and inside cities"

Does your totalitarian streak run in the family, or only in your social clique?

Not at all - but you must at least try to say something with good-faith plausibility, to make it worth our time.

That doesn't seem like a productive contribution to the discussion. But assuming you enjoyed the verbal onanism, carry on.

"they're all up to the same standard. If one hospital is better at a certain procedure ... "

Both those can't be so, unless the "same standard" is minimal.

"That means should you need healthcare, you never have to open your wallet." ... unless it's one of the many healthcare services delisted by the so-called insurance, or if you can't bear to wait for the rationed specialists and need to travel to USA USA USA for timely service, or ...

Irrelevant what led them to become bad. The point is that once they're bad, some other good guy needs to stop them.
Right?

A good guy (ideally with a gun) better be closer than 10 minutes.

There have been many mediocre articles on the ACM Queue in the last few years ... this fits perfectly.

... "racial quota is illegal"

So the same monster is simply dressed up in a different costume.

"Everyone wins."

Not the person farther down the Desirable Minority totem pole who was overlooked.

" the company has obligations under Affirmative Action "

"affirmative action" is not an obligation. It is a (poor) choice.