Off topic, but perhaps a welcome, if temporary, break from scandal stories: The Tree That Didn't Die: Two blocks from my apartment there is old railroad bed, converted to a trail for walkers and… (View Post)

FPT: Max Hastings may have been exaggerating a bit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_influence_of_the_Constitution_of_the_United_States For the record: I think that constitutions should fit na… (View Post)

Max Hastings may have been exaggerating a bit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_influence_of_the_Constitution_of_the_United_States For the record: I think that constitutions should fit nations… (View Post)

From previous thread: Abraham Lincoln had about 2 or 3 years of formal education -- and then taught himself to be, first a surveyor, and then a lawyer. He seems to have worked out OK as a leader, in … (View Post)

Cyclefree - I put a "like" on your post in the previous thread, not, of course. because I like what has happened, and is happening. But because I greatly appreciate your willingness to info… (View Post)