It seems that genocidal violence is bad for the economy: So if you want to draw conclusions from the statistics, the inescapable conclusion is that Palestinian Arab terror is the major driver for a reduction in Palestinian Arab standards of … Continue reading
Pakistani officials have told the Obama administration that the Marines fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan will force militants across the border into Pakistan, with the potential to further inflame the troubled province of Baluchistan, according to Pakistani intelligence officials. … Continue reading
This is a bit late, but I just noticed the Achewood strip that followed the death of Michael Jackson: He was your Elvis, and when your Elvis dies, so does the private lie that someday you will be young once … Continue reading
Gene at Harry’s Place just posted about the extraordinarily brave Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez. I subscribe to her blog feed, but hadn’t looked at it for a while. This post made me realise how close a world of carbon (and … Continue reading
The Daily Kos has started its own version of Wikipedia, for politics. And it would be rude not to take a moment to make fun of its – acknowledged – biases. However, classical liberals and libertarians might be interested in … Continue reading
Not sure why this hasn’t made the front pages – a very large object seems to have hit Jupiter. And the impact was first spotted by an Australian amateur astronomer called Anthony Wesley. That’s one of the things I like … Continue reading
The following two paragraphs were published in the opposite order, originally: It is unclear how the 36-year-old man, named by local media as Ronald Marshall, was set alight, but family members told the Australian newspaper that his body burst into … Continue reading
How much suffering can one short, forgotten phrase contain? “Caristia” is a Latin word, but Caesar wouldn’t have understood it. It came into use in English records during the Middle Ages, meaning a “dearth”, or shortage. Manorial records sometimes refer … Continue reading
They say that’s what they want from us – I’m not a graphic artist, but I just did this for my sidebar. Obviously, use it if you want (right click, save as). Thanks to Azarmehr for the Farsi word for … Continue reading
This slipped beneath the radar recently. How do you make sure you have unanimous agreement at a meeting in the House of Commons? Simple: stop anyone who disagrees with you from entering the meeting. The current feminist fascination with trafficked … Continue reading