Regular reminder: The United States does not have a health care system; it has multiple systems. Among them are two that have some similarities to the British NHS: https://www.va.gov/health/ https://… (View Post)

The US Interstate Highway System could be considered a single object: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System (View Post)

Very off topic, but timely: Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, but especially to the moderators. (View Post)

Speaking of jury trials: Then governor of Louisiana, Edwin Edwards, once got off a great line:In February 1985, soon after his third term began, Edwards was forced to stand trial on charges of mail f… (View Post)

Off topic, but related to what some of you have begun to discuss: What happens when you shut off warning signals? Megan McArdle offers a vivid example from California:The results of this thinking can… (View Post)