Too many people have had their normal aspirations blocked because Britain has become a rentier economy where the majority are unable to get on. (View Post)

Yes, but there's a trap with that approach, which is to spend years arguing with the French about where Europe's independent capacity is built, and end up making no progress. In the short-t… (View Post)

Prohibition Is very often effective. There are a small handful of examples where it has been noticeable ineffective, but a much larger set of situations where it has been so effective that it doesn&#… (View Post)

It's easier to ban cousin marriage than pregnancy at age 40, though. (View Post)

I'm sure the Iranians believed that they might have been able to tip it over the edge with their efforts, or generally spread more discord. It does make you wonder how much social media activity… (View Post)