Kamala definitely seems like a bad idea but the demographic trends are almost getting to the point where a different Dem could come at it without the rustbelt. Keep GA and AZ, add NC, let PA/MI/WI go. (View Post)

Also I guess at that time they didn't know what people would want to lend the government money for nothing, basically forever. It seems weird not to do things that have huge capital costs but th… (View Post)

That explains why the British inheritance tax system is designed the way it is. You can give your children a gift, if you survive for the next 7 years it's tax free, but if you fall victim to a … (View Post)

On topic, the rule is that things mostly don't happen, and when they do happen they're not the things you expect to happen. Also Boris is agile and shameless, don't underestimate his a… (View Post)

Even without the gerrymandering you'd only need 40%, a fairly audacious gerrymander could easily get that down to say 28%. I think Britain easily has 28% who would support a right-wing authorita… (View Post)