A more general point is whether temper is a spur to achievement for anyone - it's a bit like the view that great suffering is needed (or at least helpful) in producing great art. I've more … (View Post)

I don't see why we should ever get the name. I've not followed it closely, but my understanding is that two people over the age of consent have engaged in sexual activity that most of us wo… (View Post)

Yes, if Trump wasn't clearly malign and generally horrible, I can see him being a reasonably moderate President compared with his rivals. It's not, on the whole, his policies that cause rep… (View Post)

Good analysis. I'd add "Seen as interesting to Western media", because the West does dominate global news, and massacres in, say, the DRC or indeed Rwanda struggle to get attention out… (View Post)

About the issue on which he was giving evidence. (View Post)