Sununu is misunderstanding the utility of the phrase 'baked in' there, I think? Normally it's used to mean 'other people already take that into consideration in arriving at their … (View Post)

Postwar world. In which Britain features, but isn't the main player. (View Post)

For the 1750-1950 period, it doesn't seem apparent to me from looking at what my daughters are taught that we teach any of the good along with the bad. Postwar is taught nowadays, yes. (View Post)

My guess is that the best thing you can be as an imperial power is preferable to the previous lot (or the alternatives). (View Post)

I think there are drawbacks to raising a generation of kids to think that their country is uniquely wicked - which is why most culture tend not to. (View Post)