I think Zhou Enlai was misinterpreted in his famous 1971 quote. He understood the question to be about the events of 1968 in France rather than 1789. (View Post)

There were lots of policy changes passed by the EU parliament, and the council of ministers was also democratic representatives of democratic governments, albeit indirectly appointed like ministers i… (View Post)

Interesting thread on UK tax. I was a bit surprised by some of the charts like this one: 🧵 NEW: Is Britain really a high tax country? Our collective tax bill is at its highest share of GDP since the… (View Post)

Similar to the US turnout for the POTUS, and not far short of our election last July. (View Post)

Yes, there is always a reaction. Though paradoxically it is often foreigners that are whipping up reactionary nationalists. Putin has long been a sponsor of nationalist populists in Europe, and now M… (View Post)