The U.S. has its own unique method of deciding the winner of general elections, using the Electoral College system to determine who becomes the next President. Each state in the U.S. has a specified number of “electoral votes”, a figure (this year) between 3 and 55, generally based on the state’s population. After people have voted in the [...]
I watched the Canadian party leader’s debate last week. This regular election campaign event always helps to shed light, not only on an extended discussion of the proposed policies of the various parties, but also on characterizing the dynamic between the five personalities involved. It was important for them to share their actual party platforms at the debate, but [...]
I don’t tend to wax and wane personally all that often on this blog of mine (although here’s a notable exception, plus a few others), but I’m willing to waive this to share some happy news with my worldwide readers: I am getting married! It’s absolutely thrilling to be so blessed. Although she would never [...]