I find that part of the world fascinating, not least because it seems so inhospitable a spot for a civilisation. The Nile, the Fertile Crescent, the Indus Valley, the Yangtze - all seem obvious cradl… (View Post)

My great uncle was like that. Always immaculately turned out in a three piece suit, right up to the age of 100. Was he remarkably good looking? Or did he just give the impression of being good lookin… (View Post)

Lots of reasons: 1. It's just icky. (But as I said earlier I have a low bar for this; I find cosmetics icky.) 2. Elon Musk looks like a waxy weirdo. I don't want to look like that. Sure, I … (View Post)

There may be many ways an American can mock Britain, and some may secretly hurt. We are not a self-confident people. But every single one of us - all 67 million of us - are so sure of the adequacy of… (View Post)

I too feel bad, as a voter. If we pile on every mistake, if we deliberately infer the worst, then it's not surprising that the only people who want to do the job are these weirdos. But most of t… (View Post)