On topic: Those who want to understand Kamala Harris should read Michael Shellenberger's "Apocalypse Never", especially chapter 10, "All About the Green", in which he shows that p… (View Post)

I've always like Russell Long's summation: "Tax reform means, 'Don't tax you, don't tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree.'" (View Post)

Correction on the Bill Cinton/Newt Gingrich comparison. I said "fewer principles, and weaker characters". I meant the opposite: "more principles, and stronger characters". Sorry a… (View Post)

I know of one vice-presidential candidate who was forced out, Thomas Eagleton: "He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He suffered from bouts of d… (View Post)

Looking ahead: I hope that we in the US — and our allies — are already collecting hostages for the next round of exchanges. And we shouldn’t forget to do the same for the Mullahs in Iran. The ChiComs… (View Post)