My mother-in-law is from Staten Island. There's a lot of family in the US, and my wife, who has US citizenship, spent a year playing and teaching music over there. She has loads of friends and f… (View Post)

I think it's sensible. US law enforcement has always been a bit arbitrary, but that has been way dialled up, particularly at the border. There appears to be total impunity, they can do anything,… (View Post)

There's quite a large section of the US elite who are very far from being catatonic, because they are actively supportive of Trump and his doings. Trump isn't doing this on his own. (View Post)

The joke in Only Fools and Horses on Trigger's Broom only works if you are in the 63%. I feel like one of my British cultural touchstones has been undermined. (View Post)

Beware statistical effects. There are significantly more countries of that size, and a country of that size needs fewer successful industries to be economically successful, so you would expect more s… (View Post)