Speaking of Apple, Inc., recently I sent a letter to Tim Cook, offering him a small present, with a condition: The present? A colorful "Free Tibet" bumper sticker. The condition? That he di… (View Post)

FPT: Thanks to CarlottaVance for the tip on the WSJ putting the Evan Gershkovich articles outside their paywall. (For those who missed the link: https://www.wsj.com/news/author/evan-gershkovich ) (View Post)

SeanF said: "Not for one moment, do I think that the US elite saw anything wrong with colonialism. They did it themselves." In fact, there were many Americans who opposed the colonialism af… (View Post)

Unpopular - If you are interested in that immediate post-war period in the United States, you might want to look for John Gunther's "Inside U.S.A." Originally published in 1947, it… (View Post)

The date of women voting is tricky, because states allowed that at different times. The 1776 New Jersey constitution allowed women to vote -- provided they had enough property. (The NYT article where… (View Post)