I'll try to have a report on our elections here in the next week or so, for what they say about American politics generally. (I have been leaving the Seattle results to SS2, since he knows -- and pro… (View Post)

Luckyguy1983 said: "As I understand it, all new administrations bring in their own partisan teams rather than relying upon a 'neutral' civil service as with our system." Here's a brief desc… (View Post)

Off topic: Last night I finished Bill Gates's "How to Prevent the Next Pandemic", and can recommend it to anyone interested in a thoughtful discussion of what the world got right -- and wro… (View Post)

From the WaPo: "The Republican presidential campaign of Nikki Haley on Monday announced plans to launch a $10 million ad buy in Iowa and New Hampshire starting in early December as she jockeys w… (View Post)

Some perspective on your PM's height: "Tyrone Curtis "Muggsy" Bogues (born January 9, 1965) is an American former basketball player. The shortest player ever to play in the National Ba… (View Post)