I don't get this argument at all. First, every Republican grandee knew exactly what Trump was about after Jan 6th, so they've directly enabled this by not locking him up when they had the c… (View Post)

7 out of the top 10 on Freedom House's score are monarchies. I guess preserving the line is a big incentive for making concessions. (View Post)

How weak is that. It's a blatant example of "first they came for...". It's slapping you in the face and you still can't see it. (View Post)

Not sure about the impeccable character thing. It's a legacy thing. The weight of thousands of years of history. Ultimately, it's bodily self-preservation. British democracy boils down to t… (View Post)

That's rather the point. Peacekeepers serve as a poison pill (or tripwire) to deter an invasion for fear of stimulating a wider conflict. There is an argument that we should have put some small … (View Post)