It really is quite extraordinary what is going on with US government payment systems. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-20… (View Post)

Johnson didn't resign over cake, he resigned over lies to Parliament about Pincher. (View Post)

I think globalisation started in the great age of exploration, commencing in the late 15th century. Not good for the Aztecs and Incas, but we got tomatos and syphilis in return. (View Post)

His book is moderately interesting too. (View Post)

Globalisation is like "Free Trade", neither new nor of universal benefit. It's perfectly possible to be of benefit to the USA in aggregate GDP, but bad for Pennsylvanian steelworks, go… (View Post)