You can’t “account for the fact” until you’ve established it’s a fact. “Most racists voted Brexit” is at least plausible. “Every racist voted Brexit” is a claim that needs evidence, and it’s almost c… (View Post)

Starmer being “loathed” isn’t illogical. It’s politics: people mostly don’t hate leaders for being evil, they hate them for being disappointing, inauthentic, or pointless. He’s managed the rare trick… (View Post)

100% The real problem isn’t that scrutiny is too harsh. It’s that politics has become a job where the marginal rewards go to people who can survive permanent exposure and conflict, not necessarily pe… (View Post)

Gas still matters because power markets don’t price electricity by averaging costs across the fleet. They clear at the margin. You stack bids by short-run marginal cost, dispatch up the stack until d… (View Post)

I've never been seen in the same room as him... (View Post)