That reminds me of Putin claiming he simply HAS to steal four provinces of Ukraine because he is bound by Russia's constitution which he himself changed and then ratified in referenda he elaborately … (View Post)

I wonder if Trump is going for a Nobel Economics Prize as well as the Nobel Peace Prize? He seems about as likely to get one as the other. And about as probable as winning the Literature Prize for hi… (View Post)

FPT - The surprising thing is that anyone is surprised. Lawyers talk a good game on protecting the rights of the oppressed, but the moment there is a threat to their fees, or above all their precious… (View Post)

Reminds me of the only piece of advice that an older, male friend who was posted to the Moscow embassy during the Cold War was given when he started the job: "Keep it adult, female and in NATO&q… (View Post)

We allowed chlorinated chicken before I think 1997 so it had many years to wear me down but I'm clearly hugely lucky as I managed to survive a couple of decades of it. I think people are just opposed… (View Post)