Nobody here had a good word to say about the last government, in the two years or so prior to the election. Nor did they deserve a good word. People simply complain about bad governments (which this … (View Post)

The myth of the Noble Savage is both very stupid, and extremely persistent. Ethnic cleansing and chattel slavery don’t become nicer when practised by non- Europeans. (View Post)

It's an article of faith that high levels of immigration turbo-charge economies, but the evidence for that claim is pretty thin. (View Post)

This party political broadcast was brought to you today by the Communist Party of China. (View Post)

Chamberlain knew that war was coming, but like Stalin in 1941, he thought it was further off than was the case. At least he ramped up defence spending. Baldwin, OTOH, was an idiot, who thought that w… (View Post)