What to say to your friend who tells you they’re voting Republican this year

To start this off correctly: human beings respond poorly when you confront them and try to get them to change their mind about something. Being proven wrong is upsetting and people often respond as if they’re being physically attacked. Moreover, when talking about something less concrete and more nebulous, people find it easier to dig in and refuse to change their minds. So when Uncle … Continue reading What to say to your friend who tells you they’re voting Republican this year

Who The ‘ell Are All These Prats, Then?: Looking at the Second 2022 Conservative leadership race

No, wait we just did this. I’m serious. I’ve been too busy to write anything since the last time we had this article and I’m beginning to be concerned this is a kind of Groundhog Day curse. Back in the fog of July, when Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was unceremoniously told to scram, it seemed like the Conservative Party was finally preparing … Continue reading Who The ‘ell Are All These Prats, Then?: Looking at the Second 2022 Conservative leadership race