6.22.18 World Cup Exceptionalism

The World Cup is underway, so it’s time to discuss immigration! Here in the U.S. – a nation of immigrants – we are used to our national rosters being multicultural melting pots. However, for the vast majority of the 32 nations competing in Russia, their teams are completely homogeneous collections…
2018

6.8.18 Factoid Friday

Welcome to Factoid Friday. The worst Congress in the history of the United States was almost certainly the 32nd, which met from March 1851 until March 1853. Both chambers were comprised of large Democratic majorities, with the Senate led by William King (a pro-Union man from Alabama) and the House…
2018