Also, "wait for the report" is quite a natural position. It's coming shortly, and if they rush out with a VONC first then loyalists will say the critics don't care about the evide… (View Post)

I didn't know most of that - interesting, and I see your point. (View Post)

Yes, Biden's comment was weird and dangerous - I can't imagine what he was thinking. That said, the Russian strategic paranoia (which I think goes far beyond Putin's circle) is that th… (View Post)

I think we too easily attribute it mostly to worries about gas. The closer one is to the issue the more the historical complexities become apparent. Nationalist Ukranians see history as a long strugg… (View Post)

I'm not a fan of cycling and have the usual experiences with aggressive cyclists but of course it's valuable both for health and pollution reduction, and the reasons why cyclists have to wo… (View Post)