There’s been some very good comment about this; I have one thing to add. Yes there’s a working class identification with Moat, yes the press whipped it up. But some people admire crime and criminals. They admire them. In working … Continue reading
Matt Ridley’s recent talk at TED: When ideas have sex
Chas Newkey-Burden explains why he blogs in support of Israel: I grew up in south west London in an area with few Jewish people. I had a couple of Jewish friends at school and some of my parents friends are … Continue reading
Queen of the Idiocracy, Judith Butler, has been trying to climb out of a hole of her own digging: AVIVA-Berlin: How do you feel about the accusation that you have perhaps taken an anti-Semitic position concerning your statement about the … Continue reading
Not everyone lost out from the Israeli blockade of Gaza: The company’s revenue grew to $1.8 million in 2009 from $145,780 in 2006, Qannan said. Staff has quadrupled since 2006 to 65 Which company? The blockade initially made it difficult … Continue reading
No, according to the measured conclusion of this paper by Atif Mian, Amir Sufi and Francesco Trebbi: Moreover, given the nature of political influence and the complexity of government decisions, our results should not be seen as a “smoking gun”. … Continue reading
An adjunct professor who taught courses on Catholicism at the University of Illinois has lost his teaching job there, and he claims it is a violation of his academic freedom. Kenneth Howell was told after the spring semester ended that … Continue reading
The piece in the Telegraph today, suggesting that left wing people move right as a pack as they age, without realising it, so they are less left wing than they think, is interesting so far as it goes. But there’s … Continue reading
That was hectic. But things are a bit calmer now, so time to start here again.