I think he also seems to have decided that this is key to his legacy, credibility or reputation, or whether he can come back. So it seems to have become an enormous point of principle for him, even t… (View Post)

No, it's pleasantly stunning, or routinely beautiful. It looks ordinary, but it's a huge perspective. (View Post)

He's quite an unusual character, I think, combining the need to dominate people with the need to be liked, which aren't that usual a combination. The moral aspect of him is pretty weak. And… (View Post)

That depends which kinds of elite, I would say. British TV has been dumbed down, partly, and for instance, because of what could be described as anti-elitist arguments during the 1990's, from wh… (View Post)

I don't think so. There's easily enough procedural weight to cover a major story. Two years of testimony to the US inspector-general ; no official denial of this ; congressional hearings to… (View Post)