I don't know the context of those accounts of cannibalism in 19thC Formosa - but cannibalism was, several times during the century, widespread in China, as a symptom and result of devastating fa… (View Post)

Still boldly going. At 95, I'm still smokin'! 😝 I’ve learned two things: Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should ‘act your age.’ https://x.com/WilliamShatner/statu… (View Post)

Labour have put off the funding review for nearly a year. Either Starmer overrides the Treasury, or this project will die - along with any prospect of the UK ever leading something similar. Japan sou… (View Post)

Goodwin seems about as careful and credible an author as Naomi Wolf. EXC: .@GoodwinMJ’s new book “Suicide of a Nation: Immigration, Islam, Identity” is out now, and I’m only 5 chapters in and have fo… (View Post)

If it carries on, it will be equally problematic for some of their customers. The dependency of some Asian countries on Middle East gas supplies is profound, and extends well beyond energy alone. The… (View Post)