Thanks to Cyclefree for continuing her efforts to protect women -- wherever the threats come from. I'd be interested to hear her thoughts on Abigail Shrier's little book -- which I suppose … (View Post)

IQ is both inherited, and subject to enviromental influences: For example: "A study of U.S. military data collected during the First and Second World Wars found that the introduction of salt iod… (View Post)

On topic: How accurate is the assumption of a uniform swing to Labour? Are there any good analyses of regional polls that give you some idea on that question. It is, I understand, a difficult problem… (View Post)

Related to the topic: In the US, three recent presidents, Clinton, Obama, and Trump have presided while their parties lost talented leaders -- and made the US worse off because of that loss. (One can… (View Post)

FPT: The United States has often used two insect names for warships, Hornet and Wasp. The two most famous with those names were WW II carriers -- and both were lost in Pacific campaigns. https://en.w… (View Post)