After five years (arguably thirteen years) of weak government, some people - perhaps most - may crave a stronger one. I'm reminded of the lines in Yes, PM when Bernard tells Hacker that Hacker&#… (View Post)

That is true in my experience of Americans, which is fairly considerable. The quote from Bloomberg in the header is a good example. American Presidents who were corrupt and/or didn't respect the… (View Post)

The Kansas City metro area is split geographically: most of the core stuff and population is in Missouri but many suburbs are in Kansas. Indeed Kansas City, Kansas is the third largest city in that s… (View Post)

And another irony - without realising it the article also mentions the solution, quoting a certain grocer's daughter from Grantham. (View Post)

The Ode to Joy is a much better tune than our dismal dirge of a national anthem. Especially when you sing Freiheit instead of Freude. It was a good tune before being besmirched by the EU and it'… (View Post)