Well, yes. He was clearly no hero. And he clearly didn't deserve to be killed by the police. The same argument can be made, I think, with regards to the Lucy Connelly imprisonment. (View Post)

Indeed: people entered into agreements to work based on a contract. It sends a terrible message that the word of the British government cannot be trusted. It's also important to distinguish between t… (View Post)

Looking at that map, I think (with the exception of Utah) the strongest correlation is probablty with alcoholism rates. (View Post)

I wouldn't have bothered if we hadn't been all getting so worked up about it. And I thought... maybe I should actually know what he said before commenting on it. (View Post)

I just ran an analysis, and it staggering how strong the correlation between alcoholism and suicide is in the US (outside Utah). (View Post)