Of course everyone has done this sort of thing in the past, but if politicians will be so dishonest about such a thing is it any wonder that the voters have such a low opinion of them? This matters a… (View Post)

On the numbers presented here, though, it's not actually true in this seat. If we generously assume there are no other parties, and so the Greens start on 13%, then if the Greens take votes dire… (View Post)

I like the idea of underground parking in theory, but do I trust a developer to design and build it properly, or would I expect a flash flood to destroy all the cars parked there as a near certainty? (View Post)

There are lots of disturbing tendencies in the US right now, but the open warfare against libraries and librarians has to be one of the more disturbing, and it's also a clear sign of how anti-de… (View Post)

Population increase is not the only factor. Household composition matters too. If families are smaller, and there are more divorces, then the same size of population will require more dwellings. And,… (View Post)