Those criticising Zelenskyy should also consider that English is not his first language. Or even his second. Interpreting, and devising responses to, these two in real time would be quite difficult. … (View Post)

I had a train set as a kid, but I never liked the compromises that modelling at OO scale meant. So when I was a teenager, I went up to 1:1 scale instead. :) I'd love to have a layout, but I have… (View Post)

"It’s also a particularly American problem to confuse wealth with intelligence and corporations with their owners. In most of the world, this conversation would seem utterly absurd, as once agai… (View Post)

But not giving aid - especially to those who need it - does nothing to help those people, or those national governments. It also opens the door for others to step in - look at the way China has been … (View Post)

I'm not critical of the reduction; these are unusual times. I am critical of those who seem to want us to give no, or virtually no, aid to others. At best, it is incredibly short-sighted. At wor… (View Post)