If you need that kind of check then you've got the wrong executive and the wrong legislators. Elections are the cure. And all too often unelected, unaccountable judges with their own agendas twi… (View Post)

Because judges never machinate, manipulate or malfease? (View Post)

Yes, lots of small, open economies (Montenegro, Luxembourg pre-euro, various Latin American and French West African countries, etc.) have an issue with having their own currencies. The ones that can&… (View Post)

Amazingly, some people do do it though. All of £180k from 200 people, according to the FT. https://www.ft.com/content/4b3e6db0-e57a-11e7-8b99-0191e45377ec (View Post)

Mrs Thatcher was extremely lucky in a number of ways. She came to power at a time when the post-war consensus had failed completely and change was obviously necessary; her enemies were mostly either … (View Post)