It is plainly right that a resounding Ukrainian victory would deter China, but the obvious rejoinder is why Taiwan hasn't done much more to help Ukraine itself. According to Wikipedia and the li… (View Post)

On topic, an interesting thread. But I really don't think it matters where the next Democratic candidate is from as long as he can spout sunny, inspirational bullshit convincingly - see Clinton,… (View Post)

The trouble is, the moment they start thinking it through, they realise that their Party's whole reason for existing - plundering the enterprising and successful to give to the idle and unproduc… (View Post)

... The doors were thrown open, and in they came. Each of them, as he entered, brought some different report of their numbers. It must have been impossible, as you may conceive, in the lobby, crowded… (View Post)

The close votes are the most dramatic and the most thrilling when you win though. I always remember Macaulay's description of the passing of the Great Reform Act in 1832. He was a remarkable wri… (View Post)