Loved how the whole Quinn angle was plotted out, right down to Dexter hearing the one side of the phone call and realizing Quinn is no longer willingly involved with the rogue cop.

HOWEVER,  

We are not living in normal times. Our government, industry, educational system, and media are so totally corrupted that discussions regarding how to fix things are just meaningless.

I worked as the senior negotiator for a large corporation for many years. When sitting down with an adversary for the first time I, and my counterpart, must first answer two questions affirmatively or we may as well pack up and go home. They are: 1. Do we really want to "make a deal"? and, 2. Will we be acting in good faith?

As any reasonably informed person today knows, the leaders of the institutions mentioned above, while, of course, claiming to want to find solutions, and claiming to be acting in good faith, the tragic facts belie those claims.

The NCAA needs to include some "morals" clause in their evaluations of schools' athletic programs which could take into account what happened in two instances at ND this year.  Either one by itself should have meant at least one-year probation and no bowls.

Whatever will people do without the "stabalizing" role of the Church telling them how to behave?

I'm not going to argue that the Church, like any organization that has rules, doesn't have some ridiculous ones in my opinion.  But the Church (and the little "c" church) in small towns and in neighborhoods of cities was often the center of the community, which as we all know, strong communities build strong people.  Businesses grew up and were patronized by church-members and church-goers. Churches provided (and still provide) for the needy (talk about socialists!).  Churches provided a place for people to gather to discuss and work on community issues

And yes, if you are a person who follows the rules because you don't want to get in trouble, either with your faith, and / or with the law, and you think it's the right thing to do, you are probably going to be a good neighbor and good participant in your community, which leads to stronger families and economic growth.

I think it's too easy to denigrate the role of religious organizations, especially if you are not comfortable with, or opposed to, religion itself.  

I would also argue, that having two world wars with a Great Depression in between had more to do with the economic growth and innovation that took place in the early 20th century, rather than "socialistic" views held by some portion of the American population.

I also can't understand why they care whether people get married or not.

The top five Wall Street firms have put aside nearly $90 billion for total pay this year, and they are expected to raise that amount using their end of year earnings. That would make this year one of the best ever for bank pay.