The Loser is not the only American politician who has followed irrational policies in recent years. As George Will showed in this dissection of Gavin Newsom. Californians are voting with U-Hauls:Immi… (View Post)

In one of Isaac Asimov's joke collections, there is (from memory) this joke:A young Jewish man sees an advertisement for a radio announcer and goes to the station to apply for the job. When he c… (View Post)

bondegezou said: "I teach postgrad students statistics by getting them to flip coins... but I have to bring in coins now because most of them don't have any." Have any of them caught o… (View Post)

Speaking of designs for money, the new design for an American dime is drawing criticism for what isn't on it: https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5785001-why-the-newest-dimes-are-mis… (View Post)

On March 4th, 1865, Abraham Lincoln gave his second inaugural address. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_second_inaugural_address It begins lawyerly and philosophical, turns darkly re… (View Post)