Cyclefree - I have been wondering for some time how you would react to this claim from science fiction writer Robert Heinlein: Men who go down to the sea in ships have long had another way of express… (View Post)

Off topic: Can any of you recommend a good biography of John Bright? (This https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bright ) I have been impressed by the help he gave to Lincoln and the Republicans during … (View Post)

One way to understand the US electoral college is that it was originally intended for nominations, not the election itself, which would take place in the House of Representatives. (Everyone involved … (View Post)

One more from the Post: "Moments after the House approved a long-stalled foreign aid package, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she’d make no formal move Saturday to oust House Speaker Mi… (View Post)

During the 2016 presidential election, I mused over this question: Did the fairly open Russian support for Trump hurt him, or help him? (Putin and company aren't all that popular, here.) I never came… (View Post)