How important is the abortion issue in the US, now? Less important than inflation and "government", but much more important than in past years: https://news.gallup.com/poll/395408/abortion-… (View Post)

Nancy Pelosi and "The Last Hurrah": For some years I have flattered myself that I could predict 80-90 percent of what Pelosi would do, from what I learned from Edwin O'Connor's no… (View Post)

Here's a stray thought: I have been puzzling over the economic slowdown in the US (two quarters of of declines in GDP -- according to initial reports, which may be revised) at the same time we h… (View Post)

I've started on Deborah Birx's "Silent Invasion", and think some of you might find it of interest. It's a first-hand account of what we Americans got wrong -- and right -- in… (View Post)

It's a start: "The United States has now met President Biden’s goal, announced in March, to legally admit “up to” 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing Vladimir Putin’s blood-soaked invasion. That adm… (View Post)