. ALL of that has been pretty clear for a decade. We've certainly been arguing about it here for at least as long as that. The difference is that all the stuff people said wouldn't happen - renewable… (View Post)

That's been clear for a decade. (View Post)

It’s a very different threat than the one we faced from the USSR - or indeed its belligerent successor. Russia never seriously challenged the west economically; China threatens to match us, and in so… (View Post)

The administration is out of control, and appears to be trying to foment rebellion. The Trump administration has frozen or cut $27 billion in funding in Democrat districts, compared to $739 million i… (View Post)

I'm not sure we can be so smug, either. The US is hardly the only place where democracy is subject to challenge. We're not there, for now, but we could be. (View Post)