Newsom’s proposed gerrymander is more blatantly unfair than Texas’. In an even year, you’d expect the Democrats to win about 58% to 37% for the Republicans in California, and about 43% to 54% in Texa… (View Post)

At the heart of the problem is that we - in common with other European governments - have granted a legal right for half the world's population to settle here, provided that they can reach our s… (View Post)

I find the Institute for the Study of War and Adam Whitehead are both very good on Ukraine. (View Post)

I’ve long believed that people who keep others as slaves do so because they enjoy owning slaves, rather than for economic reasons. As long ago as 1776, Adam Smith demonstrated that free labour is mor… (View Post)

Trump’s method of negotiation is to grovel to those he sees as strong, and bully those he sees as weak. (View Post)