On topic: Some months ago, I saw an article in the Economist that said the ChiComs were thinking about reforming their pension system, by raising the retirement age. If I recall correctly, currently … (View Post)

rcs1000 - There's another reason why young families have been leaving California: The California public schools now are, at best, mediocre: https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies/statemap… (View Post)

In the US, a congressman can sometimes make a marginal seat safer over time by constituent services, by, for instance, helping out a veteran with the Veteran's administration. Typically, a numbe… (View Post)

Speaking of Corbyn, I have sometimes thought that his atttitudes toward the US were so bigoted that he wouldn't even use common defenses of bigots, such as "some of my best friends . . &quo… (View Post)

When I first read about the CPTPP, I immediately concluded that this is more an alliance against China than a free trade pact. But that was not obvious to many American voters, and so, though America… (View Post)