I know of no wars started by anyone to impose lack of religion on someone else.
Seeing John Major govern the country is like watching Edward Scissorhands try to make balloon animals.
All over the U.S. there are people whose lives are being destroyed for lack of proper health care provision, and there is no sight more odious than the rich, powerful and arrogant trying to keep it that way.
Why should we subsidize intellectual curiosity?
I've served on five different juries, and many of them were bonkers in their own way.
Americans are fascinated by their own love of shopping. This does not make them unique. It's just that they have more to buy than most other people on the planet. And it's also an affirmation of faith in their country.