If he plays his cards right Trump can maybe extricate himself with something close to the Obama deal. (View Post)

I'm not going to die on this hill but there is, undeniably, a ghost of an echo of Dunkirk. (View Post)

Agreed. I'm not arguing for 'relative' as always trumping 'absolute'. But usually it does. In any case both are relevant. (View Post)

So relative poverty is meaningful then. I happen to agree - both between countries and within. Just looking for some coherence on the point. (View Post)

Rather jaundiced spin on it. (View Post)