Blog Feed: No Reason For Rhyme

Whitewashing American History

Published on 2011-03-17 04:41:09

Every people has moments they are proud of and others they'd rather not brag about in their history. That's perfectly natural, it's, arguably, only human. What really matters, is the way we handle our history. Whether we glorify our brightest hours u > read more

Minister For Sale Or Rent

Published on 2011-02-06 13:28:44

“The security situation and the resulting challenges for the Austrian Armed Forces have changed radically in recent years,” reads a leaflet, published by the Social Democratic Party, promoting their vision of an up-to-date military defenc > read more

Peace And Civility

Published on 2011-01-18 16:29:59

When we talk about civility and peace — not that we talked about either too often — we refer to the way we do keep them ourselves rather than the way they should be kept. Each has their own taste, and most of us do prefer the flavour they > read more

Walker Slimak: Wanted, Virtual Or Real

Published on 2011-01-18 15:23:06

Dear reader, you have certainly realised that I'm not too shy to speak my mind. It's more of a personal attribute than a habit. I'm well aware that I'm annoying people every now and then, and sometimes I even do it on purpose. But, to be honest with > read more

The Quest For Peace

Published on 2010-12-27 16:31:56

S. said that she would understand why I placed Jane Roberts' Seth Speaks right next to Castaneda's A Separate Reality. Finding the Apocrypha beside the New Testament Gospels made sense to her too. “But why would you keep Gerry Adams among th > read more

A Separate Reality

Published on 2010-12-26 21:25:34

The other day, S. called to ask a favour of the “I need it by tomorrow morning, and I haven't even started yet” kind. While my fingers tap danced across the keyboard as if it meant to save her digital life, she wandered about my new st > read more

A Patriot's Task

Published on 2010-12-22 15:11:12

I have slightly touched today's topic several times before — like here and also here, and here, and, of course, here —, but still I have been reluctant to release this particular article. I have written it, revised it, written it all o > read more

Who Needs An Enemy ..?

Published on 2010-12-20 15:00:52

During the unholy Cold War era, rumour persisted that every Embassy of both the US and the Soviet Union would maintain a desk for agents of their Intelligence Services, should the need for a bit of espionage occur. As it appears now, this was pro > read more

Cablegate: Much Ado About Nothing

Published on 2010-12-18 06:24:05

It's been almost two weeks since the release of cable 09STATE15113, “the most controversial document yet from the Wikileaks organisation” (Jonathan Marcus, BBC's diplomatic correspondent). Given the media attention the cable has receive > read more

Newsletter

Published on 2010-11-09 03:47:19

A couple of days ago, someone left a comment, asking whether it was possible to receive updates of this blog via e-mail. Well, at that time, it wasn't. As of today, it is. You will find a new header in the navigation bar, reading “Newsletter > read more

The Spirit Of Patrick Henry

Published on 2010-11-04 20:50:00

With America's midterm elections 2010 being yesterday's news, it probably won't be long until the GOP's “Shady Lady”, Sarah Palin, will be ushered to where she actually belongs: the political backseat. No worries, she will be in good c > read more

Who Let The Teletubbies In Again?

Published on 2010-11-01 17:48:19

Watching the evening news is supposed to be informative, or so I would guess. Well, informative they were. I just wonder whether they meant to be that informative. It all had started with rather ordinary news earlier that day: a suspicious parcel had > read more