Archive for November, 2009
Switzerland shows the way
The Swiss, known for their straightforward manner concerning issues others are wringing their hands about and leafing feverishly through the Lexicon of Political Correctness in order to find solutions, voted against the building of minarets in their country. The ink was barely dry on the bottom line of their referendum results when the chorus [...]
I’m back — sort of…
After some 25 days away from this page, I am back with a post. I’ve broken the eternal rule of blogging: post regularly… i.e. at least once every two days and, ideally, every day. But, lately, I’ve been absorbed by other things, some of them rather complex and intractable. On top of everything else, I [...]
Have your modernity and eat it, too
I was watching the news earlier and George Papandreou at 10 Downing Street, where he met that hapless Gordon Brown to discuss high politics.
George, ever since he assumed the post of prime minister, has gone into his usual hyperactivity, flying hither and yonder, meeting, speaking, and declaring.
Unlike his plodding predecessor, George exudes an [...]