To lose one country is a misfortune. To lose both simultaneously looks like carelessness. I apologise for paying so much attention to the UK, when the system has become so dysfunctional in the US. But the US is not in danger of actually breaking up, and the UK is. The following from the highly respected …
There are so many simple, clear steps that lawmakers can take to reduce the epidemic of gun violence in America. The following policies are actually supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans and even many gun owners: Universal background checks. Closing the gun show loophole. Banning assault weapons such as AR-15s. Banning bump stocks. Addressing …
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Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Tories: no fan of the new PM From The Independent, The New Statesman, The Times, Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian and The Week: Boris Johnson professes to love the United Kingdom, said The Independent. He extols “the awesome foursome” and speaks of the UK as “the most successful economic …
From the Harvard Gazette: We are all too ready to judge the world though anecdotes, images and distorted reporting designed to sell news, rather than quietly studying the actual facts. Some examples: – Trump refers to American “carnage” in an era in which violent crime rates are close to historical lows. Bush created …
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The migrants on the Southern border are treated as an army of feckless invaders. Families are being broken up , children are kept in hot, fetid disease-ridden camps, and no one in the government seems to know how many are in detention, where they are or which children belong to which parents. Common decency, and Epicurean …
