Dog question

I don't have a dog and I don't expect to ever have one (though I recently met a remarkably charming Britanny spaniel--there may be more to life than feline reserve), but I've been wondering whether it's possible to train a leashed dog to unwind itself. Do some dogs figure it out on their own and/or refrain from getting wound around whatever?

Dog question

I don't have a dog and I don't expect to ever have one (though I recently met a remarkably charming Britanny spaniel--there may be more to life than feline reserve), but I've been wondering whether it's possible to train a leashed dog to unwind itself. Do some dogs figure it out on their own and/or refrain from getting wound around whatever?

Liberalism and despair

a rant about liberalism and despair.

While I don't agree that expecting the worst keeps the left from fighting back, I'd be curious about any answers to Wolcott's question of when the left started expecting the worst all the time, and any theories other than the loss of connection to the working class/unionism about what's going on.

Liberalism and despair

a rant about liberalism and despair.

While I don't agree that expecting the worst keeps the left from fighting back, I'd be curious about any answers to Wolcott's question of when the left started expecting the worst all the time, and any theories other than the loss of connection to the working class/unionism about what's going on.

Not looking forward to the aftermath of the next election

Unless there's a solid majority in the polls for one candidate that's reflected in the election results, half the country is going to think the election was stolen, except, perhaps, for a few mathematically inclined folks who think that really close elections are decided by noise.

There was a plausible argument in the Wall Street Journal back in 2000 about there being more and more close elections as both parties become equally good at running. Close elections are no more surprising than the way track and field times have been converging.

I wonder whether this is at all good for democracy--huge stakes are being decided by nothing much.

Not looking forward to the aftermath of the next election

Unless there's a solid majority in the polls for one candidate that's reflected in the election results, half the country is going to think the election was stolen, except, perhaps, for a few mathematically inclined folks who think that really close elections are decided by noise.

There was a plausible argument in the Wall Street Journal back in 2000 about there being more and more close elections as both parties become equally good at running. Close elections are no more surprising than the way track and field times have been converging.

I wonder whether this is at all good for democracy--huge stakes are being decided by nothing much.