Is there any evidence that random violence, or indeed any violence is more common than decades ago? It certainly was quite dangerous to be on the streets in the Eightis at pub kicking out time. Of co… (View Post)

Quite how many undocumented migrants we have is unclear, as there are no official figures and by their vey nature undocumented migrants avoid contact with officialdom, but realistic estimates are aro… (View Post)

Short wars are won by existing weapons, but longer wars are won by industrial production*. These don't have to be the best design. No one would claim the Sherman was a better tank than the Panth… (View Post)

It is actually possible to care about more than one thing. (View Post)

Theres also a definite possibility of a positive feedback loop where further climate rise becomes unstoppable. Melting permafrost is releasing lots of stored methane. In terms of geological time the … (View Post)