Thanks, and no they did not. It's striking that people who invented political philosophy were so bad at politics in practice. Sparta, the victor of the Pelopennesian War, rapidly made itself as … (View Post)

As @rcs1000 pointed out, it's strange how many sex politicians are sexual offenders. (View Post)

One of those stories that you wish were true, but which is not. (View Post)

Outside of a riot situation, she probably would have got a suspended sentence. In the middle of widespread rioting, the judiciary will hand down exemplary sentences. (View Post)

Most of these once poverty-stricken nations, are now low to high middle income nations. Reagan, the Bushes, Clinton, and Obama, would have seen that as a good thing, and as beneficial to US interests… (View Post)