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Hemingway

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.  24 April 2012 TRUST NOT, RUE NOT In his recent memoirs, Mr Peter Hain, a former … Continue reading →

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Me and them

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.   23 April 2012 I have never learned to regard myself as a “member of society”. For … Continue reading →

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Bank robbery

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.   22 April 2012 Was ist ein Einbruch in eine Bank gegen die Gründung einer Bank? What … Continue reading →

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Yorktown redux

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 following is an updated version of our report “EU waves white flag” published on 29 … Continue reading →

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Dulce et decorum est

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.    20 April 2012 Why Patriots are a bit Nuts in the Head Patriots are a … Continue reading →

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Theft

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 April 2012 I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there … Continue reading →

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Mandate of heaven

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 2012 Mencius said to King Hsüan of Ch’i, “Suppose a subject of Your Majesty’s, … Continue reading →

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Socialism

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.   17 April 2012 “Socialism is such elementary common sense that I am sometimes amazed that it … Continue reading →

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Fuzz

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 2012 ANTILOGY Heard the joke about the left-wing policeman? No. Tell me. There … Continue reading →

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War is peace

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 April 2012 WAR IS PEACE Thirty-two people are reported to been killed in fighting … Continue reading →

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