Malmesbury said: "Some years ago, the US Army spent a fortune on a series of programs to design a new super duper rifle. To increase hit rate. They discovered, almost by accident, during the tes… (View Post)

The US does not have a single justice system. Let me repeat: The US does not have a single justice system. To begin with, there are the different systems in the 50 states, DC, and the federal governm… (View Post)

On topic: Were I to bet serious money on this election, I would spend some time looking at the popularity of the candidates below the president on the ballots in the swing states. In 2016, after I wa… (View Post)

On topic, sort of: James Sterling Young's "The Washington Community 1800-1828" describes, among other things, how American political parties evolved in DC. Perhaps the most surprising thing… (View Post)

Even here in the US, we tend to forget Presdient William Howard Taft, because he came between two much more famous presidents, Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. But he once got off a pretty good li… (View Post)