The problem is that there is no "Europe". There are a bunch of different actors: both national and supranational. But no one has -yet- stepped up and assumed the mantel of leadership. Which… (View Post)

People are saying - very serious people - that it was the best death ever. (View Post)

Reagan's health was failing quite badly towards the end, so I don't think he could have stood, or would have stood. Unlike one* President I can think of, he was well aware of his fading fac… (View Post)

Trump and W both won the popular vote in their second reelection. They both lost the popular vote when first elected. (View Post)

As an aside, I really think the Democrats are missing a trick here. They should propose the abolition of the 22nd Amendment, or perhaps amending it so it says no more than two consecutive terms. This… (View Post)