Was hoping we could leave Venn/Euler behind in the prior thread. Sigh (View Post)

Trump is toxic. Cosying up is not a good look. However, there needs to be a way to talk about policy and ideas that do align with him without going all TDS (View Post)

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)