Merkel’s reputation has nose-dived. Her predecessor was worse - a traitor. (View Post)

The Empire was never as impressive as it looked on the map. You could have an area the size of England, nominally ruled by a dozen civil servants and a thousand native soldiers, when in reality, the … (View Post)

The Democrats’ support for trans’ rights outweighed their support for women’s’ rights. And , ballot initiatives meant you did not have to vote Democratic to support abortion rights. (View Post)

I often find myself wondering if 50 years from now, people will look back on our experiment with democracy the same way that the ancients looked back on the Greeks' experiments with it. A nice i… (View Post)

Nevada was not even particularly close (although the Senate race is tight). Trump will win Nevada by c.60,000. (View Post)