In the United States, affirmative action (as it is now called) usually loses* when voters decide directly. For example: "Initiative 200 was a Washington state initiative to the Legislature promo… (View Post)

Some state universities in the US may have lower standards for out-of-state students, than for students from their own state. Why? Because they can charge out-of-state students much higher tuition fe… (View Post)

To Our Gracious Host: I hope that your operation was a complete success, and that you recover quickly, and completely. (And may you have even more success against the bookies in the future.) You prov… (View Post)

Less than an hour ago, the Washington Post put up this story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/26/putin-prigozhin-russia-rebellion-wagner/ "RIGA, Latvia — Wagner mercenary chief Yevg… (View Post)

On the Alabama and Louisiana redistricting cases: If you are an unscrupulous Republican tactician, you love the idea of concentrating any heavily Democratic group -- black, in those examples -- in a … (View Post)