FPT: Tom Wolfe's "Me Decade" has lasted, just as he thought it might, back in 1976. Here's the ending of that essay: "Where the Third Great Awakening will lead--who can presu… (View Post)

Off topic, but important: George Will plays contrarian -- and has some numbers to back him up: "Progressives’ obsessing about race is not only undiminished by decades of improvements in race rel… (View Post)

Good luck to Our Gracious Host on his bet. (I'm of the view that a functioning democracy needs at least two rational parties, so I don't want to see either Labour or the Conservatives wiped… (View Post)

kinabalu - Hope all goes well for you. (View Post)

BlancheLivermore -Thanks much for your occasional on-the-ground updates on postal service in Britain. In return, here are a couple of tidbits from the US: Abraham Lincoln was a part time post master … (View Post)