Category Archives: France

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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“Sod off, you stupid prat!”

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 March 2013 A VICTORY FOR FREE SPEECH On 23 February 2008 at the annual agricultural … Continue reading

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Neither politicians nor soldiers

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Last resting-place

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 January 2013   Wo?   Wo wird einst des Wandermüden Letzte Ruhestätte sein? Under Palmen … Continue reading

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Adieu la voiture! Adieu la boutique!

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Climbing the greasy pole

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 December 2012 PER ASPERA AD ASTRA “Everyone believes in virtue, but who is virtuous?….If I … Continue reading

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How the market economy works

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 December 2012 As it does from time to time, Antigone1984  today draws readers’ attention to the … Continue reading

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Cartesian odyssey

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.  4 December 2012 TRAVELLING MAN “Je voyage, donc je suis” “Il est bon de savoir quelque … Continue reading

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Like a fish needs a bicycle

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Genuflection

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, 30 November 2012 Plaque spotted today on a wall next to the rue Mouffetard in … Continue reading

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