Being Japanese counts as a religion in Japan. IMO.

Most honorable C.V. snicker, 
 
I fear several factors have conflated here to lend my comment the appearance of impropriety, the most salient of which is that the fact that I had intended to post the comment on the political thread. How it decided to rear its ugly head in the polite society of this thread is quite beyond me. That being said, it does seem oddly appropriate here, if one can possibly forgive its vulgarity. 
 
With regards to my lineage, I must admit that my trogloditic avian forebears were surprisingly ignorant of others' opinions, thus constantly causing one predicament or another. Thus, this comment is likely more an expression of my genes than made with any malicious intent. 
 
Most humbly, 
 
k. n. (&ca.) wren

I'm with South Park. It's between a giant douche and a turd sandwich. It always is.

I recommend an episode from four years ago about the political process. Douche and Turd. The title sums it up nicely, and it is very appropriate for this year, too.

The hair should have been a tip-off.

Megan McArdle has been discussing Africa recently. No racists allowed, she says, but the discussion is more honest than in most places.

the details of history are always driven by battles between the elites 
 
It seems that recently many of those elites also happen to be Jewish.