Author Archives: Antigone1984.com

When is a massacre OK, when not?

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  30 August 2013 What is the difference between killing people with a spear and starving them … Continue reading →

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Buridan’s ass

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  18 August 2013 “If I must choose the lesser of two evils, I will choose neither”. … Continue reading →

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From Martha’s Vineyard to the Morgues of Cairo

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  16 August 2013 ANYONE FOR TENNIS? Mojito, anyone?  Manhattan? Or perhaps – why not, nothing wrong … Continue reading →

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The market rules, OK?

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  12 August 2013 Here we go again! Having systematically pandered to employer interests while turning a … Continue reading →

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Hold the front page!

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  19 July 2013   You cannot hope to bribe or twist, thank God! the British journalist. … Continue reading →

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The best lack all conviction

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  18 July 2013 Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the … Continue reading →

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Gun running

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Never say die

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  16 July 2013 Dum spiro, spero. While there’s life, there’s hope. This is a much-used quotation, … Continue reading →

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The artist as reactionary

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  15 July 2013 The following interchange is from an interview with English novelist Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) … Continue reading →

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The art market – an oxymoron

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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