One of the great American myths is of social mobility. Log cabin to white House etc. It still isn't impossible, but America has lower social mobility now than many European countries, including … (View Post)

Isn't it mostly that we are adjusting to the norm of real positive gilt and interest rates? As indeed are other countries, hence the cost of debt goes up and up? These have effectively been nega… (View Post)

A bit of a problem doing planned burns though when the dry season doesn't end, such as LA in 2024.. (View Post)

Yes, and increase in productivity (though perhaps with more shoplifting), and less demand for immigrant labour. Isn't that what we voted for? (View Post)

Yes, there are multiple causes for the fires, but a fire cannot burn without fuel, and the absence of rain this winter is an obvious causal factor. But no, it's because some fire chief went on a… (View Post)