Because murder is a state rather than a federal crime in the US it's a particularly good laboratory as there are many fewer cross-cultural differences than there are between American states. But… (View Post)

But when there is sufficient demand (for builders, widgets or whatever), supply adjusts as the price increases. More people will find it attractive to train or retrain as builders or bricklayers or w… (View Post)

Not sure I agree. The Americans are still in NATO, the Russians never took West Berlin that I remember and the Germans are doing an excellent job of keeping themselves down at the moment with one inc… (View Post)

You're going to be AMAZED to hear that, despite the funding crisis in academia, vice-chancellors' salaries continue to hit new records: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/average-vic… (View Post)

No, but I've seen plenty of centrist and lefty circle jerks too. They are a product, not of a malign Nazi conspiracy, but rather of stupidity and poor education, in particular inexperience in te… (View Post)