Some people think that a deal has winner and a loser. That can be true, when there are purely one-off transactions. But, when you want to have an ongoing relationship, that simply doesn't work. … (View Post)

In Scotland, as in Northern Ireland, Unionists vote for Unionists, rather than left/right. (View Post)

Trump appeals to a lot of people, on the basis that he'll do nasty things to the people they hate. They don't care that he's a piece of shit. (View Post)

As ever, politics is about choosing between bad courses. Voting Trump, or abstaining, is choosing a worse course than voting Biden. (View Post)

Indirectly, we're responsible for a ton of Russian casualties, by retraining Ukraine's army after 2014. (View Post)