In reality, it's neither necessary nor sufficient. Political theorists pay too much attention to systems and not enough attention to political culture (of both participants and of voters / the public… (View Post)

Current G7 10 year borrowing rates: Jap 0.94 Ger 2.40 Fra 3.12 Can 3.24 Ita 3.64 USA 4.29 UK 4.43 Britain is still sleepwalking in the belief that everything is, or should be normal. It's not long ag… (View Post)

Surely it derives from mass, rather than acceleration? So a black hole, while massive, is also tiny. (View Post)

I'm more active on BlueSky now. But it still doesn't have the reach that Twitter did, and mainstream journalists and institutions still feel obliged to post there, rather than on BS, which is why I c… (View Post)

It still remains marginally useful for info from reliable sources, when you can find them and when they're not hidden in your feed. Legacy media still feel the need to tweet there and that's helpful.… (View Post)