Chalk it down to the fact that I was just overcome by the horror of a submitter who I respect submitting such a political article (that too such a fluffy one, w

Chalk it down to the fact that I was just overcome by the horror of a submitter who I respect submitting such a political article (that too such a fluffy one, with n meat on its bones), and seeing it as number one on the main page, with multiple upvotes. Exactly. I also was surprised to see such a post come from a user who has consistently high-karma comments. My suggestion to DanielBMarkham is this: read the political article, extract those questions you found thought-provoking, write about it in your blog quietly referencing the political article, then post the link to your blog. (Don't feel bashful about posting a link to your own blog. It's not much different than an Ask HN post.)