The US simply will not survive in its current form for another 20 or 30 years. Whether by slow, festering rot or violent implosion.

Despite dissent within his coalition, Fico’s government is expected to survive the vote.

Hopefully they are wrong.

The Chinese state seems to frequently chase vacuous milestones to boast to the world about while the actual problems China and its people face go unaddressed. Sure that describes a lot of states, but China in particular stands out to me in how dogged they are to gain face.