Category Archives: Politics

Taking sides

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Homo politicus (2)

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Homo politicus (1)

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Secret courts and partitocracy

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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The people have spoken, the bastards!

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Conservatism in a nutshell

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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In praise of idleness

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Ozymandias

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Capitalism

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Church and State

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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