Trump discovered long ago that lying has no negative consequences. He's not the first, of course. One could argue that the rot started with Clinton (or Nixon, take your pick), but it has reached… (View Post)

I think you are absolutely right that the police become absolutely invisible. Police stations have closed, and the number of times you see police officers on the street has collapsed. The court syste… (View Post)

And look what happened to ancient Rome. Do you want that to happen to us too? (View Post)

The idea of a 15 minute city is simply that they should be planned so that nowhere is more than 15 minutes from a shop, an ATM, etc It is only in the minds of the terminally insane that this has been… (View Post)

You do: but I've crossed the Atlantic several times in the last few months, and I've been able to get air miles tickets without problems, which was almost unknown last year. Anecdotally, th… (View Post)