Although I think Mr. Yousaf’s political record is a poor one, I have immense sympathy for the awful predicament he is in, right now. A real black swan event. (View Post)

What’s telling is that within hours of news of the attacks by Hamas, well before any Israeli retaliation, large numbers of people were out demonstrating - against Israel. That can only be explained b… (View Post)

If there was ever such a time, it’s before I was born. (View Post)

I think it's a minor problem (but minor could matter in a very close election) for both the Democrats and Labour. If you think that Western nations are the Great Satan, you see Israel as last wh… (View Post)

It can be like banging one's head off a brick wall, explaining to people that the pre-industrial world was not at all a nice place to live in, unless you were a king, sultan, raja, or great nobl… (View Post)