I expect that the US work ethic is driven by the fact that the penalty for failure is far more severe than in any Western European country. I find bizarre the Telegraph's idea that Mississippi i… (View Post)

In terms of Western military spending, it's an incredibly good deal. (View Post)

Over the past few days, it's been quite bizarre, reading and listening to "economists" who actually think it a bad thing that pay rises are now exceeding inflation. On the contrary, it… (View Post)

Russia is like Sparta. Its leaders have no concept of soft power. It has no strategy for dealing with its neighbours other than threats and bribes. (View Post)

That just proves how cunning the perpetrators of the fraud were. They completely covered it up. (View Post)