I think the debate over “who has it worst”, in terms of racial discrimination, is pretty pointless. (View Post)

Nominal GDP per head in Russia $15,000 and GDP by PPP per head is claimed to be $49,000. That latter figure is unbelievable, as is the gap between the two. It's similar to claims in the early 19… (View Post)

They have still hurt, Russian inflation is 25%+, getting parts to operate its oil and gas industries is ever harder, civil aviation barely functions now, and its reserves of foreign currency have bee… (View Post)

Without question, the war in the East would have been a more prolonged affair, without UK/US aid. US trucks turned Operation Bagration from being a major victory into a total rout. Without them, the … (View Post)

Perhaps they ought to be annually reviewed, but the decision to proscribe seems sound on the face of it. Where the law goes too far is by criminalising peaceful protest against proscription. I think … (View Post)