Sure, once upon a time, communism, eugenics, and the legalisation of "cross generational relationship" were "progressive" causes. The reactionaries who opposed such things turned … (View Post)

The Conservatives cannot win the next election. For them, it makes sense to claw back ground to the low to mid thirties. (View Post)

People use cars because they like them and find them convenient, not because of the standard of public transport. No government is going to get elected, by telling people that they have to wear hair … (View Post)

@Nigelb Oddly, I think that some people who view themselves as right wing, would feel entirely at home in the Soviet Union, a socially conservative, nationalistic, militarised, and somewhat egalitari… (View Post)

In failed states, there are too many powerful people who wish to keep them as failed states. And conquering them is now seen as more trouble than it is worth. We spent 18 years trying to turn Afghani… (View Post)