The chance that the House will decide the presidential election is "remote": "The relevant language in the 12th Amendment is admirably clear: “The person having the greatest number of … (View Post)

The biggest national Republican win since 1994 was in 2010: "Republicans regained control of the U.S. House they had lost in the 2006 midterm election, picking up a net total of 63 seats and era… (View Post)

FPT: This list of states and possessions by TFR has some data: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_fertility_rate (In general, the more rural -- and the more religiou… (View Post)

FPT: Recently, I have been thinking, more and more, that we should be preparing for the possibility of global cooling. Why? Because of what I have read of the effects of volcanos, for example, Stomme… (View Post)

In the 1982 edition of "The Penguin Atlas of Recent History" Colin McEvedy said, speaking of the Cold War: "Whether this situation is comfortable or not, it is certainly stable." … (View Post)