How Americans Justify Political Violence Partisan support for the killing of adversaries is much more widespread than anyone wants to admit.

Quality carry-on luggage (e.g. B&R) – how do you justify the weight? Hey everyone, I am looking to buy a high-quality suitcase, and one of the brands that gets mentioned the most is Briggs & Riley. However, their suitcases weigh at least 4 kg. I often go on short trips and I hate checking in luggage and always prefer to have it with me on board, but with B&R it means that I have only 4 kg left for my stuff. Grant…

Watch Automaker CEOs Struggle To Justify Their Own Salaries The United Auto Workers Union is on strike against all of the Big Three automakers for the first time in history, and a big reason for that is compensation. The UAW is asking for – at the top end – 40 percent wage increases over four years. Meanwhile, GM and Ford haven’t come up past 20. Read more…

Trying to justify spending $450 more a month in rent to live in downtown. 23 years old. 85K salary. 7% goes to 401k with a 100% match up to 5%. $350 a month goes to Roth IRA. $800 in savings a month. Max out HSA after employer contribution of $1K. No loans or any debt. I can definitely afford it but I been so financially disciplined after graduating. All my friends in the area are pushing me to move to the downtown ar…

Help me justify an unnecessary purchae Long time lurker. I am 61, wife is 55. I make 150K, wife makes 70K, and I am collecting a 40K pension. Zero debt. We have 1.5M in retirement assets, own our home. Wife will get a pension as well. We are saving 25% of our income. I am driving an 11 year old Subaru with 150K on it. Several repairs this year, currently OK. I commute 75 miles a day….

Textbooks for Russian High Schoolers Try to Justify Ukraine War The textbooks, which cover Russian history from 1945 to present, also reimagine the brutality of Joseph Stalin’s policies.

Richard Dawkins has abandoned science to justify his transphobia (RNS) — It’s jarring to see the world’s most famous atheist use his massive platform to downplay or deny trans identities. The post Richard Dawkins has abandoned science to justify his transphobia appeared first on Religion News Service.

Does anyone struggle with large purchases that are wants? How do you justify the cost? I’ve been looking around at guitar stores and I kind of want to trade in one of my guitars for a nicer version… Anyway I always struggle to know how to justify large purchases that I don’t really need. I want to be financially responsible, but you have to enjoy yourself as well. I’ve played guitar for close to 20 years on and off. I’d say I’m …