Category Archives: USA

Books do furnish a room

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Hatred and politics

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Prison for profiteers as prices plummet

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 November 2013 Exemplary news from Bolivarian socialist Venezuela. The government has just jailed 100 businessmen … Continue reading

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Art and Aid

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 November 2013 The art market has shot off the radar. Stratospheric prices are being paid … Continue reading

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Land of opportunity

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Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

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Uncle Sam and the heffalumps

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 November 2013 Nearly 100 African elephants are killed for their tusks every day [by poachers] … Continue reading

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The Times They Are a-Changin’

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 November 2013 THE BOOT IS ON THE OTHER FOOT In the 1930s victims of Nazi … Continue reading

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Dulce et decorum

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 November 2013 Before our generation the names of those who had died for Ireland were … Continue reading

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No left left

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 November 2013 Não é possível votar na esquerda se a esquerda deixou de existir. It … Continue reading

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