I think the thing that is quite similar is what Ezra Klein outlined (as theory for Venezuela, backed by reporting on Iraq) on a recent podcast: that the initial military action happened because vario… (View Post)

This feels to me like a combination of wishcasting and most people not knowing enough about Labour leadership mechanics to be aware that it's harder to unseat a Labour leader than a Tory one. (View Post)

I don't suppose the US is going to get themselves into the same quagmire, but the apparent lack of any coherent plan for the "and now what?" future that follows the brilliantly execute… (View Post)

This also gets into the thorny question of "what is education for anyway?". To the extent that "any degree is an indication that you can do something intellectually demanding in a more… (View Post)

The Taiwanese might look at Hong Kong and wonder whether Chinese "fifty year" arrangements are perhaps not worth the paper they're printed on... (View Post)