It's also an argument for using an element of sortition in the governance structure as a check on the overly ambitious types otherwise dominating it. (View Post)

Is that because less of the British elite are implicated, whereas in the US there's a closing of the ranks because almost the entire elite are implicated - so a general effect you might see rega… (View Post)

I'm not sure that George III was a great mover on policy wrt America. I'd lay the blame foursquare on Parliament. Interesting that by the late 18th century it was easier to rally opposition… (View Post)

I believe the key difference is that you could safely vote for Harris in the knowledge that you would be free to oppose those policies of hers that you disagreed with, and that Congressional Democrat… (View Post)

Well, no, but simply quoting things from Project 2025 had people being mocked for Trump Derangement Syndrome. (View Post)