Malmesbury

History is full of nasty thugs who were sharp. Stalin really enjoyed violent bank robberies (think shoot everyone) chasing the ladies and was life and soul of the party. In fact, the young Stalin was… (View Post)

Hence the reference to Rome. The Roman republic died of attempted Legalism - instead of reforming to actually deliver to the bulk of the Roman people, the autocrats clung to The Law. So along came th… (View Post)

For those who don't know, Conor McGregor is pretty much insane. He seems to think he *is* his character from the hilariously bad remake of Roadhouse. Think sociopath with no impulse control and knowi… (View Post)

Put what you said through the MAGA filter. "racist, and a violent criminal, and a fraudster" comes out as "race-blind civic nationalist" (View Post)

That triggers quite a few naval architects. The arguments about tumblehome and stability were getting to the Dreyfus level at one point in the late 19th Cent. (View Post)