As I understand it, one of the reasons for male preference in China is that the first-born boys are responsible for their parents in their old age. (In the US, daughters are far more likely to do mos… (View Post)

It's a start: "OPEC has agreed to pump more crude oil over the next two months as Russian production begins to drop because of Western sanctions. The oil exporters' cartel said it woul… (View Post)

Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson wrote a fine tribute to the lady being celebrated today:My fellow citizens of a more pragmatic bent should be impressed by 70 years of doing a hard thing well… (View Post)

NickPalmer - The 1949 film, which happened to be on an old movie sub-channel (Movies!) that I occasionally watch. If you want a less dramatic discussion of Huey Long, You might want to look at the Lo… (View Post)

NickPalmer - I would definitely recommend "The Last Hurrah" -- but then I am a poltical junkie. The movie isn't bad, either. (I did, just recently, see "All the King's Men&qu… (View Post)