There's an old saying that 10% of people will always shoplift, 10% of people will never shoplift, and 80% will shoplift if the circumstances are right. There's a huge amount of evidence tha… (View Post)

I think that's *largely* true, with the proviso that if you are hegemonic, but provoke greater tactical voting against you than the alternative, then your bar for success becomes pretty high. Yo… (View Post)

I don't think he has a particularly well thought out policy platform beyond immigration. And, indeed, I'm not even that convinced his immigration platform is that well thought out. It'… (View Post)

Well, it's certainly not a good thing for a nuclear armed power to be going round meddling in other countries affairs and cutting undersea power and internet cables. Yet here we are. (View Post)

On topic: agree 100%. The Taliban's treatment of women is even more outrageous than South Africa's treatment of non-whites. English cricketers should not travel there. (View Post)