Hmm, I think I prefer the original lightning. The other updates look fine. (View Post)

Yes, progressives have managed to drive Biden quite a bit more to the left than I think he is naturally inclined to be. I suspect this is indirectly the work of the Republicans - they have shown them… (View Post)

I don't think this is a fair take from you. This article speaks of unaccompanied minors. Under Trump they actively separated minors from their parents as a matter of policy. I still think those unacc… (View Post)

I have a basic academic background and worked a lot with people having worked in academic longer than I did. I'm also not in the US - and I can tell you that top US Universities are the most highly r… (View Post)

While Teddy did some good stuff the problems from the Gilded Age only grew until FDR, and despite the earlier New Deal attempts he only really managed to close the widening gap between poor and rich … (View Post)