Precisely The Same

Seems Bad

The relaxation of the assassination taboo has not been especially wise.

A plane carrying the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was targeted by GPS navigation jamming while trying to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, a spokesperson for the commission told CNN.

The West

I don't really know who "The West" is in this framework. Or what "aligned" means. I don't think whoever wrote it does either.

It was a scene in eastern China almost certainly intended for an audience on the other side of the world: The leaders of China, Russia and India, the three largest powers not aligned with the West, smiling and laughing like good friends as they greeted each other at a summit on Monday.

Legitimate Concerns

This is mostly about the UK - with lessons from the US - but the same applies to all The Democrats (and I know many of you don't like to believe me, but this is the animating belief of House Democrats right now) who think they can put on their tough guy racist pants and "win" on immigration.

That is because the question at the heart of immigration crises isn’t “how many is too many”, but “how few is few enough”. The answer is “fewer than zero”. And because that is not a scenario that is possible, no matter what ever-escalating pledges, solutions or policies are offered, nothing will ever be enough. And each time that one decisive solution is executed – whether that be Brexit, increasing deportations, mobilising the navy – a chorus of voices will tell us that these are necessary placatory measures, and then promptly forget when the next one is demanded, and sign up to that as well. 

Morning

Holiday Monday funday.