US history is more complex on race than you might learn from accounts in the Guardian. Take, for example, the career of George Washington Bush, a mixed race man who married a white woman, and was one… (View Post)

If you are interested in race relations in the US, I would recommend books by Thomas Sowell: https://www.amazon.com/Civil-Rights-Rhetoric-Thomas-Sowell/dp/0688062695/ref=sr_1_1 And John McWhorter: ht… (View Post)

Common mistake: The House has the power to "impeach", not the Senate. (Think of an impeachment as roughly equivalent to an indictment.) If the House impeaches a president, then the Senate h… (View Post)

Related to the topic: Lincoln's second inaugural took about 5 minutes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_second_inaugural_address The whole speech astonishes me every time I read it, … (View Post)

The Loser’s choice for National Security Adviser is . . . . interesting: "In February 2020, Rep. Michael Waltz, then a first-term GOP lawmaker, received a coveted invitation to fly to his home s… (View Post)