In the US, a congressman can sometimes make a marginal seat safer over time by constituent services, by, for instance, helping out a veteran with the Veteran's administration. Typically, a numbe… (View Post)

Speaking of Corbyn, I have sometimes thought that his atttitudes toward the US were so bigoted that he wouldn't even use common defenses of bigots, such as "some of my best friends . . &quo… (View Post)

When I first read about the CPTPP, I immediately concluded that this is more an alliance against China than a free trade pact. But that was not obvious to many American voters, and so, though America… (View Post)

Sandy Rentool said: "I don't. I want our species to become extinct. And leave the world a better place." Then who will protect most other species from the asteroid? And one will come, … (View Post)

Off topic, but seeing this may help the UK avoid one of the worst mistakes the US has made, ever: "Life expectancy in the US by race, 1900-2019": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Life_Exp… (View Post)