Nigelb asks: "Why can’t she have solar electricity ?" A poor woman in central Africa is unlikely to have the capital to buy such expensive equipment, given that she earns perhaps two dollar… (View Post)

Here are the "tapering" rules for social security in the US: "If a worker delays receiving Social Security retirement benefits until after they reach full retirement age,[48] the benef… (View Post)

Of course the greatest example of a Republican from a humble background is Abraham Lincoln. He had just a few years of formal education, but taught himself to be, first, a surveyor, and then a very s… (View Post)

NickPalmer - You may want to add another category: During the school closings in the US, a minority of students appear to have benefitted from the change. "We’ve been hearing that a lot. Increas… (View Post)

I've just finished Deborah Birx's "Silent Invasion" and would recommend it to anyone who wants to understand how the US failed -- and succeeded -- in our response to COVID. The ti… (View Post)