Author Archives: Antigone1984.com

Why be happy?

Posted on September 11, 2012 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.   11 September 2012   “We have a proverb in Urdu:  ‘What does unhappiness matter when we … Continue reading →

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Telling it like it is

Posted on September 10, 2012 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.   10 September 2012 WHEN THE BAD NEWS IS GOOD A lot of people, it seems, get … Continue reading →

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Fiddling Nero

Posted on September 9, 2012 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.   9 September 2012 THE LESSONS OF MUNICH Emperor Nero sang and fiddled while Rome burned, according … Continue reading →

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L’Art et le Néant

Posted on September 8, 2012 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.   8 September 2012 LETTING IT ALL HANG OUT “I sometimes feel that I have nothing to … Continue reading →

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Globalisation and the European Union

Posted on August 2, 2012 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.    2 August 2012 DUBIOUS CULTURAL TOSH The European Union is, in essence, an institution the … Continue reading →

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Partitocracy v. Democracy

Posted on July 20, 2012 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.  The post below is an amalgamation of our recent post “A tale of two Normans” and … Continue reading →

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Banksters

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: (1) If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our posts in context. (2) Not all the views expressed in this blog necessarily have the imprimatur of Antigone1984. Sometimes, … Continue reading →

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A tale of two Normans

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: (1) If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our posts in context. (2) Not all the views expressed in this blog necessarily have the imprimatur of Antigone1984. Sometimes, … Continue reading →

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Downshifting

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Globalisation and the nation state

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: (1) If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our posts in context. (2) Not all the views expressed in this blog necessarily have the imprimatur of Antigone1984. Sometimes, … Continue reading →

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