I agree that for the initial lockdown it is very easy to be wise with hindsight. And I would cut policymakers a lot of slack. But for 2021, we should have known that R fell at at a very similar rate … (View Post)

While I'm sure that's true. It is also the case that there will be 99 out of 100 Afghan translators who are not Taliban, and who only took the job with us in Afghanistan because we promised… (View Post)

Sure, I'm sure that's part of the reason. But when court system stops working, it discourages people from pleading guilty. Why bother if it's years until the trial, and the person who … (View Post)

Last gig was genuinely last gig shocker. (View Post)

Here's the thing: right now, if you were to commit a crime that was sufficiently serious for the Plot to really care, and it was incredibly obvious you were the perpatrator, well, it would still… (View Post)