When I was a kid, many journalists were worried about "zip guns". Which, in the US at that time, were often constructed from toy cap guns. Which demonstrates just how difficult it is to con… (View Post)

Off topic, but possibly of interest to those following the World Cup: I was expecting more trouble in the US than there has been. Fans can sometimes be a bit boisterous, some Americans are armed, dru… (View Post)

If you are going to discuss Paraguay, you should mention the Paraguayan War. As is true of almost all extreme examples, we can learn from it:The Paraguayan War,[6] also known as the War of the Triple… (View Post)

Historical note: Tammany Hall favored women's suffrage because they believed that the women married to their supporters would ask their husbands how to vote. (They were probably right.) https://… (View Post)

If you are bored witing for some sporting event, you might want to take a video tour of US national parks. https://www.airnow.gov/resources/web-cams/ All of the air quality webcam sites have links to… (View Post)