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That’s a detail that’s not really important to the point being made. I know that the Americans have a creation myth where they see the British as unspeakably evil and Americans as …

> There's also the argument that Western-style term limits prevent long-term strategic planning. It seems to me that term limits are mostly the reserve of countries that have a gen…

That is referring to the executive functions of the Crown. In some cases it was possible for a Government to create or block an ordinance for a territory without legislative approv…

I take issue only with the characterisation of colonial America as authoritarian. It was democratic and the King and his Governors had limited power. The issues leading to revoluti…

This isn’t really true. Before the declaration of independence the people of the American colonies couldn’t vote in British general elections, yet the Parliament of the United King…

> I understand why an academic thinks this is a good idea. More jobs for the boys. This isn't fair. Academics usually have a true love of their subject and desire to teach that to …

The worst bit is that there's actually a chance it'll pass into law. I remember laughing about the proposed cookie law and the incandescent light bulb ban before they actually mana…

I actually have a phobia of lotus plants. It was bad enough that I couldn't look at that picture without almost passing out. (It would have been nice if you'd put a warning in the …