Russian comments or not, this is an issue. Young men and women also seem to be somewhat diverging in politics, in the U.K. (View Post)

An interesting analysis, but I'm not sure I'd describe the Economist as centrist. It completely failed to identify the weaknesses in the financial system pre-2008, and has pursued a highly … (View Post)

There's a fair amount of truth in this, and it certainly also applies to the over-confident Cameroonian Tories, as well as New Labour. But it's also a warning about the power of social medi… (View Post)

Trump is also very clever in the way that he tries to appeal a certain, more rural, not always or necessarily evangelical or Bible belt, demographic, who seek a grand narrative about goodness. The De… (View Post)

I think the other crucial thing is thar beyond being superficially very empowering, to a certain group. He can transgress. say the most outrageous things, destigmatise the most taboo, and then interm… (View Post)