rcs1000 asked: "The question is: how do we have paper ballots, and (relatively) quickly counting?" Optical scanners: The are reasonably fast, and if necessary can be supplemented by, and ch… (View Post)

How important is the abortion issue in the US, now? Less important than inflation and "government", but much more important than in past years: https://news.gallup.com/poll/395408/abortion-… (View Post)

Nancy Pelosi and "The Last Hurrah": For some years I have flattered myself that I could predict 80-90 percent of what Pelosi would do, from what I learned from Edwin O'Connor's no… (View Post)

Here's a stray thought: I have been puzzling over the economic slowdown in the US (two quarters of of declines in GDP -- according to initial reports, which may be revised) at the same time we h… (View Post)

I've started on Deborah Birx's "Silent Invasion", and think some of you might find it of interest. It's a first-hand account of what we Americans got wrong -- and right -- in… (View Post)