I suspect that I am not the only person who reads this site, regularly, who would like to see more women commenting, especially well-informed women, for example, Cyclefree. (View Post)

Good to see Britain doing so well in the medal count at the Olympics. (In general democratic nations seem to be doing quite well there, so far.) (View Post)

Mitch Daniels showed how large US public universities should be governed. For example: "Tuition at Purdue, prior to Daniels' arrival, had increased every year since 1976.[184] Two months after D… (View Post)

On the opening ceremony and the "Last Supper" controversy: The French Olympic committee could have learned from Michael Jordan's famous quip: "Republicans buy sneakers, too". http… (View Post)

Off topic, but important for understanding American voters. First in a series. In recent years I have been more and more struck by the stories that our “mainstream” news organizations cover — and tho… (View Post)