Off topic: One more thought about the Olympics, this one from Dr. Leanna Wen: "For swimming fans like me, the Paris Olympics will be remembered for American Katie Ledecky becoming the most decor… (View Post)

What I hoped would happen at the Olympics was a big collective win for the democracies. So it is good to see both Britain and France doing so well. But I do wonder whether any of the Chinese who had … (View Post)

Question: How many deaths have there been in Boeing commercial jets recently -- when they were piloted by American pilots? I don't know of any in the last few years. There were two sudden descent fai… (View Post)

There are smalll nuclear power stations in many American buildings. As far as I know they do not pose a significant health or safety risk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_detector The various bit… (View Post)

One thing that I suspect is helping Harris is that Tim Walz is a familiar type to most of those who -- like me -- grew up in rural areas. We may not agree with him on policies, but we can imagine tha… (View Post)