It's a book I need to re-read. Dumas was quite a racy writer, for someone in the mid 19th century. The tale includes an openly lesbian character, in Eugenie Danglars. The real eye-opener, for me, was… (View Post)

Any good leader is willing to accept criticism from his subordinates, so long as it does not become disloyalty. A bad leader treats disagreement as disloyalty. (View Post)

I don’t know about senility. I think it’s pretty well proven that he is a psychopath. (View Post)

That is one area where a fall in birth rates will be beneficial. Till recently, birth rates, even whilst declining, tended to run ahead of death rates. Governments could wage wars without regard to c… (View Post)

If the USA has no skin in the game, then why indeed, should Vance’s opinions be of significance? (View Post)