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)

MaxPB can extend his argument by noting that many "identity" policies directly violate our civil rights laws. The Supreme Court is beginning to crack down on those violations, which have do… (View Post)

May I mention the help the Guardian gave to Trump? Or is that out of bounds? The persistent hostility of that newspaper to any American leader to the right of Bernie Sanders -- regardless of the succ… (View Post)

Trees tend to be good at carbon capture and storage -- especially if you cut them regularly, and plant new ones in their places. (View Post)