Yes, the sense that it's performative politics, not actually something that anyone thinks will work, is pervasive. Cutting the number waiting for a decision would be a far better use of money. (View Post)

It's not quite allegiance, just recognition of right to exist. All the same, it seems dangerous to start making citizenship dependent on opinion, however widely it's shared. (View Post)

I was fond of Gene McCarthy and was actually offered the unpaid job as European organiser for his failing 3rd party bid 4 years later. (View Post)

I don't think you do "seek peace". But you allow intermediaries to explore possibilities, while maintaining an absolutist front. I doubt if Putin thinks total conquest of Ukraine is no… (View Post)

There's a sympathetic discussion in this thread: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-conditions-in-Norways-prisons-for-females-actually-like Briefly, there are very few women in prison in Norway,… (View Post)