This is the House that Fox built

   Gather ’round, children, as the first chill of autumn presents itself. The Farmer’s Almanac forecasts a harsh winter. The Almanac of American Politics calls that an understatement.    Rarely has a wind this ill so beset the nation’s capital.    Speaking of magazines: On the cover of the Oct. 14 Time, “Majority Rule” is smudged out in red against dark…