It’s hard to see the behaviour of Justices Alito and Thomas as not being highly improper, on the part of judges. That’s not a matter of partisanship. (View Post)

I think Frank Herbert was wrong, and Hannah Arendt and Christopher Browning were right. Evil leaders are very rarely dark messiahs; they're ordinary men (and sometimes women), who quite suddenly… (View Post)

It’s funny. Assad would probably have led an entirely uneventful life, as an eye-doctor in the UK, had his brother not died in a car crash. (View Post)

Centre Left parties - other than the Danish Social Democrats - prioritise immigration over and above electoral success. (View Post)

My view is that gross favourability numbers count for more than net. It’s better to have 30% approval and 60% disapproval than to have 20% approval and 40% disapproval. All British politicians are un… (View Post)