This is a crime, during conflict. If an army kills villagers as a reprisal for an offensive action by an individual, that act of collective responsibility is classed as a war crime. But what if an army kills villagers who … Continue reading
For the benefit of Iain Dale and others. This is a man using semaphore to send a message. That’s what semaphore is for – sending messages. Of course, it’s a bit old fashioned. Nowadays, if I understand what young people … Continue reading
From the Wikipedia entry on moral imbecile Professor Stanley Fish: Terry Eagleton, generally considered Britain’s most influential academic,[7] Britain’s what? Not even the Independent article referenced by the footnote* makes this claim, instead calling Eagleton “the man who succeeded F … Continue reading
Harry Barnes has responded to my earlier post in which I, as he puts it, accused him of intellectual inconsistency. He says he isn’t inconsistent because he’d like to achieve his goals by democratic means. I replied, in the comments … Continue reading
Canadian members of the social networking website Facebook are taking down their profile photos to protest the Canadian government’s decision to reduce funding for the arts. From, via.
This: This week on ‘I did not know that!…with Naomi Klein’, we have this little nugget about Ford. Apparently, Ford was very pleased with the Argentine Government’s brutal repression of its people, and it helped out where it could. “It … Continue reading
Norm thinks that the “Royal Society should be ashamed of itself”. Harry’s Place called for its readers to “Defend Michael Reiss”. Chris Dillow thinks the episode shows that “[s]ome scientists seem to do a bad job of defending science”. The … Continue reading
A Normblog Profile has just been published for former Labour MP Harry Barnes.It includes this: If you could effect one major policy change in the governing of your country, what would it be? > To limit the use of private … Continue reading
“Schools should be centres of learning and tolerance, not a breeding ground for the poisonous views of the BNP.” That’s Christina McAnea from Unison, speaking about Adam Walker, a BNP member, and officer of the BNP’s Trade Union “Solidarity”, who … Continue reading
Yup. Talent shows. I love ‘em. And like Simon, I love this girl: Luminous voice.