Seems to be good news and bad news from the Czech election. Good news is the straightforwardly fascist parties have done badly. The bad news is yet another dodgy Eastern European populist strongman h… (View Post)

The effect of banning candidates that don't sign up to exit from ECHR is to force people who know it to be a bad idea to pretend it's fine. This is different from requiring candidates to ac… (View Post)

If a country can't torture its citizens at will without outside interference (which is the only reason any country has left the Council of Europe) then what's the point? Greece under the mi… (View Post)

Temperate rainforest with lots of trees. Nice country to drive through. The beaches are rather fine and somewhat deserted because of the cold current and wind. I saw some interesting Indian rock art. (View Post)

This is one option that puts the cost of care substantially onto those that lose the end of life lottery, who have illnesses that require lots of expensive care. There is another option where the cos… (View Post)