Actually I have to disagree. Extremely interesting question. Not least for moral philosophers. Truman took a utilitarian view I guess, saving 100s thousands or more as TSE says in exchange for 10s th… (View Post)

To return to the US the issue over Texas is not so much the gerrymandering although this is a utterly blatant case but that it is being done mid-term and not at the ten year mark (when new census dat… (View Post)

My memory was that it less the dementia tax itself but the u-turn mess in particular the "nothing has changed" whine that was greeted with universal derision. (View Post)

Barack Obama @BarackObama · 37m We can’t lose focus on what matters – right now, Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander district lines to unfairly win five seats in next year’s midterm electi… (View Post)

They give the wrong answers. (View Post)