Feel free to ignore this post if you’re (one of the following)…

a) …going to take me to task for my political views. I’m not here to engage in a debate. I just found a particular interesting article online and wanted to link it. That’s all. You aren’t going to convince me that I’m wrong, and I’m not going to convince you likewise.
b) …fed up with the state of things in general and don’t want to add more fuel to that particular internal fire. The following link contains very little that’s actually news to anyone who’s been paying attention, but the presentation and conclusions are noteworthy.
c) …hoping for snarky commentary and/or amusing anecdotes and/or silly memes from Yours Truly. Nothing like that is on tap at the moment. It’s been that kind of week month year, I’m afraid. I apologize. Maybe later.

Still here? Okay, then go read Ending The Empire.