The way her origin changed depending on the science of the day is fascinating. Skull morphology suggested African, then DNA said Cypriot (and DNA is the gold standard, right?) but now newer DNA techn… (View Post)

America is probably right about the frozen assets though. I'm surprised the international law and global order enthusiasts are so cavalier about property rights. It is probably best to invest th… (View Post)

Hillary got more votes than Trump (just not in the right states). 3 million more votes, in fact. (View Post)

Yes, Clinton was America Blair. He could easily have been a Republican – let the banks rip, 3 strikes, extend the death penalty. He did try to fix the American economy though, which is a most un-Repu… (View Post)

Jeremy Hunt, a former Chancellor himself, commended Osborne for pinning blame for the GFC on Labour but said the politician he'd most changed his mind about was the ‘brilliant’ Gordon Brown. (View Post)