Donald Trump's evoking the memory of Charles Lindbergh is certainly interesting, given that in 1940 Lindbergh was the chief national standardbearer for "America First" - isolationists oppos… (View Post)

Further note that Charles Lindbergh landed the Spirit of St. Louis in Paris NOT in New York. Lucky Lindy returned to USA from his solo fight across the Atlantic, by re-crossing the ocean via US warsh… (View Post)

Is it also possible - indeed maybe likely - that Duffield's departure from the ranks of the NewNew Labour majority, is at least in part inspired by the initial splash made in Germany by a new(er) pol… (View Post)

Glad that that cute curly-haired doggie AND faithful human companion, IanB2 of PB, are both safe and above water (currently anyway). One interesting feature of flash flooding & aftermath caused b… (View Post)

On this side of the Atlantic - and Pacific - the Blob was born and nurtured under Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, both in reality (sorta) and rhetoric (lotta). Both due to rapid expansion of US federa… (View Post)