“…American politics, much like the starship Enterprise, is fueled by a matter-antimatter warp core. The matter is made up of actual policies and laws. The antimatter is made up of what those in power say they believe in. Combine the two in the proper proportions and you’re off to explore strange new forehead ridges. What’s left over from the reaction becomes policy, the actual rules you need to live by in order to make your way through society.” (>>)