FWIW, Serious thinkers in the US seem more and more to be agreeing on two things in foreign policy: First, we really need to switch to more nuclear power. Second, we need to put away smaller quarrels… (View Post)

Gardenwalker - Meet Calvin Trillin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Trillin Trillin has written three books on finding good food in America: American Fried; Alice, Let's Eat; and Third Help… (View Post)

Nick Palmer was arguing that those who work from home should be in the same time zone as their employer. Which reminded me of this story from Mike Mansfield, who ended his long and distinguished care… (View Post)

ydoethur said: "IIRC (and I don't have Nove to hand) War Communism caused an 87% contraction in the size of the Russian economy..." About right, according to Wikipedia: https://en.wiki… (View Post)

Pure speculation, but could the war in Ukraine be hurting Labour, with voters who remember Corbyn? (Opinion on the Ukraine war appears to hardening in the US, with majorities now ready to accept high… (View Post)