In the opinion of columnists I respect, this book explains many US problems. (I'll get to it eventually, but it is not yet in my to-read stack.) https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/T/bo… (View Post)

FPT: The most important comment on that thread came from DecrepiterJohnL, where he linked to this BBC story: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-67435266 "In a world first, medical regulators in the… (View Post)

From many previous threads: Jason Willick points out something well-known, but unwelcome on much of the American left: 'But Hamas does use civilians as shields, and it is crucial to understand that f… (View Post)

I'll try to have a report on our elections here in the next week or so, for what they say about American politics generally. (I have been leaving the Seattle results to SS2, since he knows -- and pro… (View Post)

Luckyguy1983 said: "As I understand it, all new administrations bring in their own partisan teams rather than relying upon a 'neutral' civil service as with our system." Here's a brief desc… (View Post)