Punishment/Deterrence Public Protection Rehabilitation All important. The rehabilitation part is probably the hardest to achieve but has huge benefits if it can be. (View Post)

Good to hear. It's important to remember that there will be an end to it. For me the biggest negative of Trump is not about policy it's about his impact on discourse and standards. On life … (View Post)

Another drop falls into the ocean of drivel spouted by this blundering oaf of a US president. He was the person who eschewed diplomacy in the first place by breaking off talks for a nuclear deal - a … (View Post)

Yes, what looks irrational can be rational. Eg you're offered 10/1 odds on a 50/50 event, a coin toss say. The catch is you must stake £100k. If £100k is all you have in the world you'll pr… (View Post)

Assessing everything Donald Trump does as wrong because he's doing it is one of the best and most efficient techiques in punditry. You will hardly ever be wrong and it frees up bandwidth for oth… (View Post)