It's the old President for Life issue. Russia does not have enough to declare victory. And so Putin pushes on. But every day means more Russian casualties, and means that the scale of the victor… (View Post)

There are quite a few provisos you need to add. Like, a very significant proportion of those 25 million weren't Russians but ummm... people like Ukrainians. (View Post)

You seem to blithely assume that birth rates in Africa will not continue to decline. Why won't they follow the same path beat by the West, the East, and even countries like Bangladesh? (View Post)

The British Crime Survey shows a decline in sexual assault and rape in the last 20 years. (View Post)

Why do you think that the British Crime Survey shows such a significant decline in rape and sexual assault in the last 20 years? (View Post)