The organization in the US is still called "Boy Scouts", although it is now coed -- which annoys the Girl Scouts. https://www.scouting.org/ (View Post)

Peter_the_Punter asked: "Do the Boy Scouts not object to that name?" The name change from "Asian" to "Northern" was made by entomologists, most likely to keep "Empe… (View Post)

TSE - In the US, "pasties" have a rather different meaning than in the UK, so your mention of that scandal gave me a brief surprise, until I remembered the difference. (I think our meaning … (View Post)

On improving education: It doesn't all happen in schools. Obviously. And not all the teachers need to have formal training. For example: "Growing up with a dog can teach kids a lot—responsibilit… (View Post)

Completely off topic, but interesting in itself -- and as a reminder that the US is a federal republic, where states often pursue rather different policies: "Mississippi went from being ranked t… (View Post)