".. as originally envisaged in practice in 1948 .." is a weird way to refer to a specific point in time 76 years ago for a movement that started in the 19th century. Israel has occupied the… (View Post)

It's part of the double standard that's applied in the media. If Harris closed a McDonalds to do a publicity stunt the news would be about how she'd denied honest hard-working American… (View Post)

The real problem with this is that the vast majority will approve it enthusiastically and clamour for it. Just look at all the judgey commentary around how other people choose to spend their money, w… (View Post)

I think this is right, and it's where the real risk of nuclear war lies. People are naive if they think the US and Europe have total discretion with respect to Ukraine. They are not simply going… (View Post)

I'm sure that there were people who didn't think that Al Capone did anything wrong - it was all just business - but that is hardly relevant. What matters are the institutions in society tha… (View Post)