On topic, tangentially: I wonder what Trump's life expectancy is now. He is officially obese, he gets little exercise, his diet is lacking, he has a poor social network, and he is under incredib… (View Post)

FPT: In the WSJ, James Taranto has contributed a defense of Clarence Thomas: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-truth-about-clarence-thomas-disclosures-propublica-georgia-harlan-crow-ethics-court-91cd2… (View Post)

On topic: Inflation is cooling in the US: "The central bank has spent the past year raising interest rates to fight rising prices, forcing seismic changes for many households and businesses. Inf… (View Post)

GardenWalker asked: "This is v interesting. Why did these [Appalachian] areas support the Union? And were there commensurate areas in the north who supported the South?" The areas were then… (View Post)

A general point about the teaching of history on slavery: In the US, we should definitely include the bad parts -- but that should not lead us to exclude the anti-slavery parts. In this nation, for e… (View Post)