But Boris was dishonest, corrupt, incompetent, and impossible to work with. (View Post)

Luton’s town centre is hideous, although many parts outside the centre look a lot smarter than they did back in 2007, when I moved here. Enfield’s town centre looks better than it did, because the ma… (View Post)

You read about medieval warfare, and think how brutal it was. Then, go back to the ancient world, or forward to the 17th century, and discover that things like the Albigensian crusade would be called… (View Post)

He was the “Bravest of the Brave.” He commanded his own firing squad. The Napoleonic wars are full of men like Etienne Dulong, Thomas Cochrane, Ney, Captain O’Hare performing insane acts of bravery. (View Post)

I always liked Einstein’s response to “One Hundred Scientists Against Einstein.” “If I’m wrong, one is enough.” There was never a time (outside wartime) when “objective truth” mattered to politicians. (View Post)