I think that the Conservatives can’t really cope (and the same is true of many Western centre-right parties), with the upper middle classes moving left, while the lower classes move right. (View Post)

If you look closely, even in 2010, you see the Conservatives getting a below average swing in what we could call urban intellectual constituencies, and an above average one, in what would subsequentl… (View Post)

The prosperity Gospel is a lie, because Christ was plain that misfortune befalls righteous and unrighteous alike; and that His followers would often face terrible times. (View Post)

That’s a separate issue from whether or not a joke is funny. And, punching up can be just as crass and unfunny as punching down. (View Post)

Maybe just date things Ab Urbe Condita. (View Post)