On the other hand, Sunak is quite young, but also transparently useless. (View Post)

Good morning and Happy New Year from very sunny Manhattan (it’s 6 degrees but could almost be t-shirt weather in the sun). I can’t be arsed doing the full competition, but I’m predicting Labour 40 : … (View Post)

Maybe. The geography of the US is just about perfect if you want to maintain prosperity in a chaotic world. What a lucky people. (View Post)

On the other hand, Niall Ferguson has just written a twitter thread of Spenglerian pessimism. https://x.com/nfergus/status/1741547139304755343?s=46&t=L9g_woCIqbo1MTuBFCK0xg Right up @Leon’s alley. (View Post)

Credits actually say, “Introducing Michael Caine”. (View Post)