That's actually a great line. There must be a few Biden-waverers who will think "I want a president who reads his daily briefings". It reminds people of the bounty scandal without gett… (View Post)

On Minnesota trends: Minnesota moved less towards the Republican candidate between 2012 and 2016 than, for example, neighbouring Wisconsin, which Trump narrowly won. Wisconsin currently has 8.2% Bide… (View Post)

any politician who capitalises the "People" in the middle of a sentence is very dangerous (View Post)

Although when people talk about "the standards of the time", they often seem to mean the standards of a small group of people of the time. Like say, the opinions of slave-owners of the time… (View Post)

Yes, I think being the right kind of slave in ancient Rome was a possible route to a good life. I was thinking of more recent examples. (View Post)