Election Eve 2017: (Just) Before the Deluge Of course everyone over 18 years old should exercise their civic duty and vote tomorrow. And I certainly understand candidates’ frantic efforts to make sure their supporters get to the polls. But, if you plan to be home tonight and want some peace and quiet, I suggest you...Read More
Of all the reasons adduced for Mitt Romney’s election loss, perhaps the most surprising is that the Republicans’ “get-out-the-vote” technology lagged the Democrats’. Look for the 2016 Republican nominee — Chris Christie? Jeb Bush? — not to make the same mistake. P.S.: Sputnik, of course, was the 1957 satellite launched by the Soviets that served...Read More