May I make a point that is obvious, but uncomfortable for some: Let me begin with an example. A year after Abraham Lincoln's mother died (from milk sickness), his father went back to Kentucky and pro… (View Post)

The original Cassius Clay was quite a man. For example: During a political debate in 1843, Clay survived his first assassination attempt by Sam Brown, a hired gunman. Jerking his Bowie knife out for … (View Post)

Off topic: I can’t be the only person who fears that the Loser will try to give Alaska back to the Russians, when he meets Putin. But the symbolism of the meeting place is suspicious. (For the humor-… (View Post)

Off topic: A little more on elections here in King County (Seattle and most of the suburban population): As the voter booklet reminded me on page 74 that, if I wanted to, I could "Vote in Chines… (View Post)

The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings should be understood in the context of earlier Japanese atrocities, notably the "Rape of Nanking" and the Manila Massacre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… (View Post)