One issue with this is that you do not want the benefit system to trap people in abusive relationships. It's difficult enough for people to escape domestic abuse. It would be unconscionable for … (View Post)

As chance would have it I was musing about similar thoughts yesterday after borrowing a book from the library. If we didn't already have libraries the opposition to creating them would be immens… (View Post)

My wife quoted me something today. "Soccer is a gentlemen's game played by hooligans. Rugby is a hooligan's game played by gentlemen. GAA is a hooligan's game played by hooligans.… (View Post)

Maybe I'm too late to comment on the Taylor Swift wedding, but I was musing about the claim that the amount spent on a wedding is inversely correlated with the longevity of the marriage. I think… (View Post)

I would tend to agree, but just to be contrary, if Trump is followed by an anti-Trump there will be a lot of relief from the rest of the world and a willingness to try to forget that Trump ever exist… (View Post)