Nearly all forms of football involve the use of hands by all players. Football in Britain frequently did in the early 19th century and before, whatever local rules were. Association football is very … (View Post)

It may be increasingly true of some countries - the US is certainly one - but I don't think that model describes genuine dictatorships like Russia or China. In those places, there are no oligarchs. T… (View Post)

It's not as if Trump doesn't have form on that himself. As could be reminded if necessary, followed swiftfly by a comment along the lines of 'but times and opinions change'. (View Post)

There is a middle option, though it still tends towards the second, which is for Europe to fill in the hole that a Trump withdrawal would leave, while still not committing to active engagement; const… (View Post)

Yes. The last remnants of the post-1989 world have been buried. Yesterday might also mark the end of the post-1945 world. Unsettling and worrying. What comes after will not be built by men (and it wi… (View Post)