Relative egalitarianism and meritocracy in the West began with the rise of communism, as an alternative economic model for the masses, and ended with its fall. (View Post)

Just don’t stake your life on it, eh? ;) (View Post)

The Swiss began as robbers and crooks (and later mercenaries), and the extent to which that has changed through history can be left as an exercise for the reader. (View Post)

True, but split ticketing is also a ‘thing’, and often it indicates some awareness of the need for checks and balances among voters - it’s entirely credible that someone could vote for Trump as presi… (View Post)

A road trip in the US is like waking up in Norfolk, driving along a dual carriageway at motorway speed the whole day, and by the afternoon finding that you’re still in Norfolk. (View Post)