I mean, this may be the end result, but the blast radius would be catastrophic. We need only look over to the US to see its radicalising effect - so many in the Qanon class came from lower - middle c… (View Post)

The yanks are calling the Inflation Reduction Act the IRA - which I think Biden is fine with considering his Irishness (View Post)

I'm not an economist, but I have a few friends who are (one did an actuarial degree and that never made sense to me) and they are big MMT proponents. From my limited understanding, their argumen… (View Post)

I would aim to model any dictator on Vetinari from Discworld - his absurdist nihilism allows him to recognise the futility in self aggrandisement and hedonism, and arguably tries to get things to fun… (View Post)

Sure, but there is a difference between whipping and turning up for a free vote. Hell, he could have even turned up and abstained and made a case for abstention - but he didn't. He didn't f… (View Post)