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Ethernautrix posted: ... which I think is important. HERE's an interesting conversation posted yesterday, with Dr. Warren Farrell, author of...

The SC got this one wrong, too: CBS News: Supreme Court sides with high school football coach who lost his job for praying after games. ...

I have a sincere question to ask "the regulars" in this subforum. I'm not intending to irk anyone nor alter anyone's life. Life is short; our time...

Chuck's abortion thread is (rightly) focused on the ethics of the recent SCOTUS decision, but for those interested in the decision itself, the link...

Chuck noted the bi-partisan framework agreed to in the Senate - which looks to focus on mental health, red flag laws, and juvenile criminal history...

This was originally a side topic in the Guess the Pen thread. We were talking about which pen company produced the largest number of different...

Reading through a number of rather heated threads I notice a common clarion about being informed. So the question is, what exactly do people mean...

It does for me. It's the part of Bernie's message that resonates (although the below isn't from Bernie), and appealed to a great deal of voters. ...

Biden Has Enacted the Largest-Ever Medicare Premium Hikes When Democrats get trounced this fall, this is one more reason why. Jacobin magazine is...

Hello! I am brand new to Fountain Pens. Brand new. As in, I have been researching for a few weeks and bought my first today. Since we couldn’t find...

Last week a mother of three boys said having access to abortion was essential. It caused me to wonder why see would risk a pregnancy. If married,...

Whether alcoholic or non-, what are your favourite summer drinks? Gin and tonic, of course. On hot days and sailing trips, I enjoy a shandy: ...

For tomorrow is National Ballpoint Pen Day. 😜

I'm curious if anyone is still interested in Dark Lilac. It's my favorite ink. A few years ago I stocked up and it's the only ink I use. I'm curious...

The thread "just some pen pics from time to time..."* got exactly three years old and has reached a considerable length. Unfortunately, it has...

Has anyone taken a test for familiy research purposes and would recommend them in terms of gained knowledge. I did my family tree a few years ago...

Slightly long post incoming. As a preamble I will point out that this is a truncated message that I sent to another member hoping for some...

So let's have the uncomfortable discussion. My view: This part of this forum was created around 2014. It never was really busy (but that's the...

So, I have posted a WTB classified about a week ago. I received a direct email (not a private message on FPG) from a user (I will leave unnamed for...

This sounds like a reasonable assessment of why our economy isn't doin' swell.... ================ Why is inflation in the US so high? By...

I snagged the gold fine/flexible nib of my recently acquired first vintage pen on the cap and misaligned the tines. I was going to attempt to put...

I seem to think that this place has a UK pens sub-forum, but I guess I'm mistaken. I got this SWAN Leverless recently and it is one of the nicer...

Album with full-sized photos (from my reddit listing earlier today): https://imgur.com/a/emOj7Nb Condition (n.b.): All pens listed below have...

In 1929 London, my 15k Mabie Todd Swan was engraved with very stylized initials, especially that first letter. JMK? Those schooled in Spencerian...

Here we go... Does anyone here use pens based on the seasons by matching some aspect of the pen to the season, and/or perhaps also using a...

I’m new to the pen community, although I’ve loved fountain pens since I was in high school. An exceptionally bright kid from Romania arrived at my...

Well.. Well... Well What's up folks. "Conspiracy theorist" is bunching up in a an open secret corner... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P02GtDoqkJQ

I mentioned Radley Balko and "The Rise of the Warrior Cop" in another thread. America's police are a subject of contention, ranging from "defund the...