It is, yes. I had half an idea of trying to write a thread header about the difference between the American and British attitudes towards losers, but I ended up washing my hair. The Americans really … (View Post)

I am reading a recent Phillipa Gregory novel. There's a character called Henry VIII, but they act an awful lot like President Trump - excepting that Henry VIII was quite the scholar and athlete … (View Post)

I don't agree with Sandpit on much (except for being pro-Ukraine) but his avatar image is one of the ones I look out for if I'm only skimming a thread and not reading every comment. One of … (View Post)

Hopefully it will be The Last Oil War. (View Post)

The suggestion has been made that one of the Iranian plans for dealing with central government being assassinated is to give regional commanders broad authority to target whatever they like. So a lot… (View Post)