I have now finished How To Be Right: … in a world gone wrong by James O’Brien and it has proved to be a hugely enlightening read. He covers a variety of topics including- Snowflakes – a word I hate which… Read More ›
Politics
Sinatra and Kennedy
The sequence of events seems essentially right, except for the quaint idea that Bobby—or anybody else who read a newspaper or gossip column over the previous twenty years—was unaware of Sinatra’s fraternizing with the Mob. If Frank’s fondness for gangsters… Read More ›
Russia and Canada are tiny
They sure are tiny, but in this case that is probably a good thing. tweeted by iA inc.
A trade negotiator vs a brexiteer
Satisfying to listen to this. Frightening as well how some people are happy for us to drive off a cliff.
How the Brexit campaigns link up
Tweeted by Carole Cadwalladr. I will take any excuse for a second referendum.
The UK’s obsession with the ‘special relationship’
With the Prime Minister abroad – sandwiching a trip to Saudi Arabia between Iraq and Jordan – it was Education Secretary Justine Greening (on the media) and Home Secretary Amber Rudd (in the Commons) who were given the unenviable job… Read More ›
Neutrality will disappear, it always does
The Federal Communications Commission took aim at a signature Obama-era regulation Tuesday, unveiling a plan that would give Internet providers broad powers to determine what websites and online services their customers see and use. Under the agency’s proposal, providers of… Read More ›
Boz The Monster
Brilliant!
Brexit is stupidest thing any country has done besides Trump
“It is really hard to understand why a country that was doing so well wanted to ruin it,” Bloomberg said of Brexit. “It was not a smart thing to do and getting out of it is going to be very… Read More ›
The United States of Guns
America is a stuck in a Groundhog Day loop of gun violence. We’ll keep waking up, stuck in the same reality of oppression, carnage, and ruined lives until we can figure out how to effect meaningful change. I’ve collected some… Read More ›