One of the ways an authoritarian system exercises control issues by having lots of complicated rules that are difficult to follow. It makes it likely that everyone is a rule-breaker, even just uninte… (View Post)

I'd like to thank the British police for preventing this wannabee terrorist from attempting to kill British Muslims. As a member of the science nerd community I am outraged that the News Media should… (View Post)

Lies, damned lies, and TSE's thread titles. (View Post)

I tend to think that one of the stronger arguments against the monarchy is that it's cruel to members of the Royal Family. The position of spare to the heir is a particular head-fuck, though hanging … (View Post)

Although I think a monarchy is a very silly idea, I struggle to generate much interest in going to the trouble of getting rid of it. It's one thing to go through the daft pageantry of an Accession Co… (View Post)