Kinabalu asked why George Soros was spending money to elect lenient prosecutors. I haven't followed him closely on the subject, but I assume it's because he thinks many current prosecutors … (View Post)

From the discussion on the previous thread: Washington state and California both have "top-two" primary systems. The top two candidates in a single primary go on to a general election -- re… (View Post)

The US 1st Amendment explains why the amounts of money spent on campaigns are so large in the US. Limits on spending are seen by most courts as limits on speech, and have gradually been disappearing.… (View Post)

If you are interested in a scientific discussion of climate science, you might want to read Steven E. Koonin's "Unsettled". (View Post)

The Washington Post is running a contest: "In a very-extra-special edition of the Post Pundit Power Ranking, we want you, the readers, to play pundit and tell us who you predict to win this cycl… (View Post)