On March 4th, 1865, Abraham Lincoln gave his second inaugural address. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_second_inaugural_address It begins lawyerly and philosophical, turns darkly re… (View Post)

Off topic but possibly cheering: Happy Pi Day to all of you! (Well, almost all.) (View Post)

Off topic, but too funny not to share: Corruption Isn’t a New Problem in American Politics: I am reading Carl Sandburg’s biography of Lincoln, a chapter a day, and learning much from it. For example … (View Post)

FWIW - Today, I did see one gas station advertising gasoline at more than 5 dollars a gallon. Here in Washington state it has been significantly higher than the national average for years, thanks to … (View Post)

Sunil - True enough, but much of the US is more car-dependent than the UK. And of course our farms use diesel and gasoline than almost anywhere else in the world. (View Post)