Officers had many privileges. But, casualty rates were always highest among those ranked Second Lieutenant to Major. Inevitably, as they had to lead the attack. (View Post)

You could understand it, if massive immigration generated massive economic growth. But, it doesn’t. What the hell is the benefit? (View Post)

I quite agree. Our governing class cares largely about the fruits of office. But, the decay in the calibre of governing classes seems widespread in rich world countries. There’s no comparison between… (View Post)

I can’t find much at all to fault in the outlook that Attlee, Truman, and contemporaries took towards military matters and foreign affairs. They knew that the world was not a nice place, and they nei… (View Post)

I’d put the turning point well past 1979. I do think the people who experienced WWI and WWII and the immediate generation that succeeded them, had a toughness of character, a willingness to take hard… (View Post)