I think what's happening in Western democracies is that the Populist right is absorbing the "mainstream" right. RN won 37% to 6% for LR, and Macron's government depends on their a… (View Post)

The right to die soon becomes a duty not to burden others, by selfishly clinging to life. (View Post)

That is a very convincing article, unfortunately. Biden scraped home in the Electoral College, with a 4% lead. If Harris leads by 2% or so, that likely flips Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and Pennsylvani… (View Post)

The UK is simply moving into line with other Western countries in having a populist right party rivalling the traditional right party. Simply shouting at the supporters of the former isn’t going to w… (View Post)

There are far worse fates than being alive today, in a rich world democracy. We see those fates, in the news. (View Post)