While I have little time for @Dura_Ace’s sympathies in this conflict, I suspect that he is right, that a ceasefire on current lines, with the rest of Ukraine firmly aligned with the West, would be se… (View Post)

It's amazing to think that Labour will poll 10-15% in a seat where just a few years ago, they were polling 55% (and back in the day, 70%+), which they have held since 1918. Just as professional/manag… (View Post)

And, how much leverage does Trump have over Ukraine, anyway? He stopped providing assistance in January. (View Post)

Saying the quiet part out loud. Now, in theory, a slave could be one’s brother and sister in Christ, in a society where social distinctions did not matter among believers. For a time, that was the vi… (View Post)

The French monarchy would have been restored, in 1870, save that the Comte de Chambord objected to the design of the national flag. Congenital stupidity was the hallmark of the last of the Bourbons. (View Post)