The Scottish Tories have lucked out. Back in 1997, Scots voted for whoever was best placed to vote out a Conservative MP. Now, Unionists will hold their noses in 6-8 seats and vote Conservative in pr… (View Post)

https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/TheTimes_IsraelPalestine_231102_W.pdf Even among the 18-24 year olds, only 37% say their sympathies lie mainly with Palestine. So, it's a big numb… (View Post)

The argument only hold water if you know nothing about chattel slavery. (View Post)

Most animals are easy to domesticate, because their priorities are regular food, and shelter. They also enjoy human companionship. Even for apex predators, life in the wild is shitty by comparison. T… (View Post)

I loved Sir Steven Runciman’s comment on Genghis Khan. “He had a genuine love of learning, and was always ready to spare a scholar’s life. Unfortunately, few people ever got close enough to him to de… (View Post)