NYT: The Sexual Misery of the Arab World
I’ve always said that aggression in the Arab world is caused by permanent sexual frustration – on both (all) sides. Get laid instead of getting blown up could be the slogan for the Muslim world, […]
February 2016
NYT: E.U. Deal Clears Path for British Referendum on Membership
Cameron practicing the usual British blackmail to extort advantages for his country. That’s no way to be a member of a club and it’s no way to run a country. Negotiation is fine, blackmail is […]
Brexit, dénouement?
Britain in the EU has always been an obstacle to progress. That’s why the founding fathers managed to get so much done while the group was small and coherent. So little has been achieved since […]
Do you know paraprosdokians?
I am glad to re-share a post I came across on a social network: Winston Churchill loved paraprosdokians, figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected. […]
Improving how cities are administrated with IT
A project which should be copied in Europe, where often a lot of money is spent on systems which are poorly designed but, above all, the underlying bureaucratic procedures are obsolete and unfriendly for the […]
Corriere: Il Muro dell’Est
Non si possono lasciar entrare, transitare e stabilirsi milioni di persone senza nessun controllo e senza nessun criterio. In Grecia ed in Italia si sa che, comunque i migranti sono solo in transito. In altri […]
Why is “populism” seen as such a bad thing? – Debating Europe
We are giving populists a huge boost by not addressing issues which worry people. Call them the great unwashed, the former communists gone extreme right (often the case and not mentioned in the story), ignorant […]
Inspired By Palm Trees, These Wind Turbines Bend And Fold Away During Hurricanes | Co.Exist | ideas + impact
Their durability could generate more energy at a lower cost. Source: Inspired By Palm Trees, These Wind Turbines Bend And Fold Away During Hurricanes | Co.Exist | ideas + impact
Islamism and the Left | Dissent Magazine
I frequently come across leftists who are more concerned with avoiding accusations of Islamophobia than they are with condemning Islamist zealotry. This is an odd position with relation to the Muslim world today, but it […]
Free: British Pathé Puts Over 85,000 Historical Films on YouTube | Open Culture
This is good news for history buffs. Now all you need is unlimited time and a good broadband connection. British Pathé was one of the leading producers of newsreels and documentaries during the 20th Century. […]
The City of London gains nothing from leaving the EU – FT.com
The Financial Times enrages Brexit worshippers, as it tries to talk sense using economic arguments, instead of pandering to Putinist propaganda, trying to break up the Union The City of London is rarely starry […]
Nigel Farage Interviewed By George Galloway, Who Agreed With Him On Everything They Discussed
George Galloway interviewed Nigel Farage in what must be the most underwhelming clash of Left vs Right in recent political history.People who expected fireworks when they heard the fiery rhetorici Source: Nigel Farage Interviewed By […]