I don't see what, besides his health or motivation, can stop Biden. Both seem to be holding so far. There's no other obvious candidate, especially since the token he moronically (or maybe v… (View Post)

The question of whether the risk of a miscarriage of justice outweighs the risk of a murder deterred is a moral judgement, and so not one on which an expert's opinion is any more valuable than a… (View Post)

See this article: "Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable" https://www.hamessharley.com.au/knowledge/jargon Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make… (View Post)

I'm not sure they'd improve even then to be honest. Every country I've lived or worked in (which is a fair few now) has had big problems with getting incentives in the public sector ri… (View Post)

The ultimate technocrat - whatever the problem, fiddling with governmental structures will solve it. Or at least start to solve it. Or generate a couple of positive headlines. Or something. (View Post)