But, war does indeed. justify (some) acts that would otherwise be treated as criminal. That's been the case ever since people invented rules of war. (View Post)

One is always more sensitive to slights directed against people like oneself, that's just human nature. Sometimes, they really are slights, sometimes, it's just someone being a bit careless… (View Post)

Richard Falk, who was Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Territories, from 2008-14, was unquestionably, an anti-semite. (View Post)

Reading the Post Office scandal blog, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that some senior members of our profession have no qualms about committing perjury or perverting the course of justice. (View Post)

Relying on demographic shifts to do your work for you is so often The God That Fails. Twenty one years after the book was published, we’re still waiting for the Emerging Democratic Majority to emerge… (View Post)