Even here in the US, we tend to forget Presdient William Howard Taft, because he came between two much more famous presidents, Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. But he once got off a pretty good li… (View Post)

It occurs to me that there is a more pleasant explanation for the milkshake throwing incident. Perhaps Ms. Thomas-Bowen was simply trying to follow Churchill's advice and put milk into a baby. G… (View Post)

That piece on COVID isn't an article in the NYT, nor a column, nor an editorial. It's an op-ed, which means the newspaper is not saying we believe this to be true, but we believe this view … (View Post)

Off topic: Those interested in Boeing's failures may want to read a long article in yesterday's Seattle Times, by Dominic Gates, who has been covering Boeing approximately forever. (And wel… (View Post)

Vaguely related to the topic: After the LibDem leader (Paddy Ashdown, if I recall correctly) met George W. Bush, he said that Bush didn't seem much like the picture he had gotten from your media… (View Post)