I love this William Howard Taft story: Taft was giving a speech, when a man in the crowd threw a head of cabbage at him. He missed, which wasn't easy given Taft's size. Taft looked at the c… (View Post)

There is another possible advantage to modular homes, assuming they are designed correctly. It should be possible to make homes that are almost as easy to move as the trailers so common in the US. (T… (View Post)

There is a problem for some vegans and vegetarians in the US: "Nearly 40% of girls and young women in the U.S. may have iron deficiency, which can lead to fatigue and increase the risk of many h… (View Post)

Nigelb asked: "Why is it that the BBC almost only ever interview Republicans when reporting in US politics ?" Routine BBC anti-Americanism? (I suspect they don't interview the Republic… (View Post)

Speaking of voting pools, let me remind you that some US states have "closed" primaries for presidential nominations, and some have "open" primaries. (And some, like Iowa, have ca… (View Post)