Try compression socks as the innermost-layer, which are long enough to run up the calf. With these on, I use one more layer of regular cotton sock and generally feel pretty warm (compared to just thick wool socks, or multiple other layers).

And since it’s mentioned in the article, there is a proposed path to having the popular vote decide the presidency that doesn’t require a constitutional amendment, and IMO it’s surprisingly further along then one might guess: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact

Do I count MacOS users in that search?

What’s being discussed for Reagan is the " October Surprise" (not Iran-Contra, a different scandal).