Sunil said: "Ah, but is he a Protestant Calvinist, or a Catholic Calvinist?" Hadn't heard that version before -- but I like it. (In James Blish's "A Case of Conscience", the pope … (View Post)

At a Democratic convention in San Francisco many years ago (1980?), delegates were offered the choice of two tours, Silicon Valley and wine country. Almost all of them chose the latter. (View Post)

Sorry for the garbled second paragraph, but I think you could grasp my main points: The US should investigate building SMRs to power laser defense for warships. I think we should include UK firms, fo… (View Post)

Malmesbury said: "It's an American thing to use ex-politicians and chums of the President as Ambassadors." True, and to award big donors. Can't remember her name, but a generous Democrat wa… (View Post)

The Supreme Court began ruling in favor of the NAACP soon after the organization was founded in 1909. There was an especially important decision in 1944, Smith v. Allwright. https://en.wikipedia.org/… (View Post)