They will put their thumbs on the scale for him, but there are parameters within which they operate, still. (View Post)

Nationalist history is invariably bad history, filled with a mix of triumphalism, self-pity, and vindictiveness. Every fault on the part of the present governing class is blamed upon the former overl… (View Post)

He’s certainly letting the side down. Alexander VI and other Renaissance Popes really put Pope Francis to shame, in that respect. (View Post)

It's a very real problem that politicians create inalienable rights through legislation, or adherence to international treaties, when in reality those rights ought to be treated as privileges, a… (View Post)

For some reason, the Greenlanders seem really pissed off with Denmark. God knows why, as they get an incredible deal from them. (Probably an example of no good deed goes unpunished). So, I think the … (View Post)