Are Americans wimps? Some are, some aren't. And many of us are wimps if the weather is not what we became accustomed to, growing up. I grew up on the east side of the Cascades so cold weather is no b… (View Post)

Does anyone know how many Yemenis have died during the Houthi revolt against the legitimate government of Yemen? (Here are some estimates: "Hundreds to thousands killed (humanitarian organizatio… (View Post)

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and you are more than welcome to share it. (It has some similarities to the Chinese New Year, which I think is also worth sharing.) Fun fact: I learned recently t… (View Post)

Both of these can be true, at once: 1. Boeing should be doing better work on their airplanes. 2. Commercial air travel is significantly safer than it was as little as 20 years ago. And both of them a… (View Post)

biggles said: "I cannot see any version of the next five years that doesn’t end with war with Iran." For years I have been arguing that we are already in a low-level war with Iran, fought m… (View Post)