I think there's some truth in that but equally I think a lot of people have figured out that altruism, helping others, voluntary work of various kinds, is actually the route to a sense of commun… (View Post)

I think that's right. I suspect the main reason we had kids relatively early was that my wife and I met when we were 18 so by the time we were 30 we'd already been together for over a decad… (View Post)

Yes both need to be present. I have a strong sense that democracy is the more important of the two, even for the protection of the rights of minorities. But perhaps that reflects a British-centric vi… (View Post)

That Thatcher quote is bollocks, just a rehash of Hayekian dislike of democracy. We had the rule of law for a long time before most people enjoyed liberties of any description. It is entirely possibl… (View Post)

Surely it is 1. Grey Goose is a brand of drink, it is not literally a goose, and so there's no reason to adopt the plural form of goose. (View Post)