Dear President Mandela: First of all, please accept my sincere congratulations on your impending 90th birthday. I am sure that most, if not all of the world echoes me in the sentiment that a happy, restful retirement is your just reward, as are the accolades you continue to receive. I am writing to you as [...]
One of the funniest comedians ever to trod up to a microphone, George Carlin, has passed away at the age of 71. Here is a sample of his best work: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Thanks for the laughter. Rest in peace, George.
The Teapot Dome Scandal Laton McCartney. Random House 2008, Hardcover, 351 pages, £16.14 It’s very rare that a book about the 1920′s should make one think about the science fiction show, “Battlestar Galactica”; however, this volume certainly brought to mind Battlestar’s signature line – “All of this has happened before, and all of this will [...]
Much of the recent hullabaloo about the “credit crunch” and “sub prime crisis” is emotionally satisfying. The stockbrokers, hedge fund managers, and other grey pinstripe suit hucksters with six figure gas guzzlers who got us into this mess have a healthy air of panic about them and a salubrious paranoia born out of wondering when [...]
The collapse of Bear Stearns into the arms of the JP Morgan Chase was a seminal moment in economic history. It was not only indicative of how deeply the present “credit crunch†has affected long-time bastions of Wall Street, it was also an indicator of how far and wide the spectre of mistrust has affected [...]
If you want Green policies, the only effective way to achieve them is to get Green Politicians
With this directive, irregular migrants can be detained up to 18 months even for reasons beyond their control, such as a lack of cooperation from their country of origin
Open source software should be made more widely available by EU institiutions in order to help combat the destructive monopoly of Microsoft and to help reduce the ‘digital divide’
Agreements on returns must be humane and protect people without valid papers
“If we are at all serious about civil liberties and citizens’ rights, we must not allow the Charter to die.”
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