As an economics graduate I mostly agree. At its best it is a fascinating study of uncertainty, complexity and chaos. Far too often it is a vehicle for hidden biases and vested interests. In the vast … (View Post)

OT: After a particularly trying day at school, particularly in relation to students' use of snapchat to bully other students, I am really interested in anyone on here who would defend the curren… (View Post)

I am late to the debate on @Scott_xP's tweets, but more generally I would say one of the things I most enjoy about the comments on this site is that it sometimes acts as a filtering service for … (View Post)

@SirNorfolkPassmore you overnight posts have been very informative, thanks. @rcs1000 just to add a small bit to the replies - there is a very significant difference between 'tearing down systems… (View Post)

I guess I would get away from emotions if possible, but talk about consequences. In vast generalisation: one consequence of WW2 was that Europe wasn't subsumed under fascism. That's somethi… (View Post)