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After the terror attacks in Paris and the continuing
After the terror attacks in Paris and the continuing anti-muslim/anti-refugee (Pegida) demonstrations in Dresden, German chancellor Merkel proclaimed:...

Thank you for your Birthday wishes. It was very kind of you to
Thank you for your Birthday wishes. It was very kind of you to call me, write to me on Facebook, send me videos/audios of you singing, postcards, and...

I just finished reading George Packers The Unwinding - Thirty
I just finished reading George Packers The Unwinding - Thirty Years of American Decline. It is a wonderfully written book about obscure people who exe...

I used to live in SW11 (Battersea, the wannabe Chelsea) and would
I used to live in SW11 (Battersea, the wannabe Chelsea) and would see this kind of excessive display of wealth on my daily run. Private members clubs ...

General strike by Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions against
General strike by Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions against the government today. The trade unions demand: 1) Police must release the arrest...

Profile on French economist Thomas Piketty in the New York
Profile on French economist Thomas Piketty in the New York Times. Academic economics is so focused on getting the econometrics and the statistical in...

The situation in the Ukraine calls for the inversion of the old
The situation in the Ukraine calls for the inversion of the old adage war is just the continuation of politics by other means. The recent announceme...