I agree with that, except I'd move Germany from OK to poor. OK they have cancelled NS2, but they never should have built it in the first place as its main rationale was to shaft Ukraine. They ha… (View Post)

You forgot Switzerland and Iceland but yes. I have always found it interesting that the three European countries with the most ancient, unbroken traditions of democracy are all outside the EU (us, th… (View Post)

If you want to argue that Johnson is (often) silly and (usually) lazy, I agree. But to say he's evil is wrong. (View Post)

Imperialism means including a country in your empire (the clue is in the name) - taking direct political control of it and maintaing that control. America has not done so (except very occasionally an… (View Post)

I saw the Magic Flute at an outdoor venue in Washington once. An amazing evening. The heavens opened just as we were walking back to the car, but even getting drenched didn't ruin the memory. (View Post)