So what? The majority of democratic political systems use some form of PR, and its pretty arguable that Meloni is more right wing than -say- Truss. The language used by the current Tory claque about … (View Post)

Trump is not merely a poster child for bad mental health, whatever condition you ascribe to him. He is under indictment in multiple jurisdictions and his reelection would cause the fall of NATO and a… (View Post)

If these brutal and brutalized Russians had not raped children before murdering their parents. If they had not tortured prisoners, including castration, before inflicting brutal murder. If they had n… (View Post)

FWIW Ukraine had a spectacular week last week, including the destruction of a submarine and a landing ship and the rout of an entire Russian Brigade, as well as advances in at least four different ar… (View Post)

China does not submit fully national numbers. Singapore is also rather a special case. Estonia and Finland have pretty humane school systems... And if you want a pleasant surprise... keep looking at … (View Post)