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Machiavelli

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.  5 May 2013 Chi fonda in sul populo, fonda in sul fango. He who builds on … Continue reading

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Big tent

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 April 2013 Those who are not against us are with us. János Kádár (1956-1988). General … Continue reading

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Boston massacre

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 April 2013 DOUBLE STANDARDS Three people, including a child, were murdered and more than 150 … Continue reading

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Sifting the evidence to fit the theory

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Get off your backsides!

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 April 2013 Don’t confuse analysis with action. Michael F00t (1913-2010). Leader of the British Labour … Continue reading

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Ich bin ein Berliner

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Urbi et Orbi

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.  Romae, die ultimo mensis Martii,  Anno Domini 2013  URBI ET ORBI  Hominibus bonae voluntatis pax sit … Continue reading

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A way out for Cyprus: the courts

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Mutual respect and its polar opposite

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.  29 March 2013 AN INJUNCTION: VERSION ONE Do others for they would do you. One of … Continue reading

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The market rules, okay?

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.  Paris, 27 March 2013 LE GOUVERNEMENT IMPUISSANT FACE À LA MONTÉE DU CHOMAGE [Government helpless in … Continue reading

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