Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Bomb blasts rock Iraqi churches
It seems a new tactic is being used in Iraq, attack the 600,000 strong Christian population.
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That uranium thing
Josh Marshall details a look into the Niger-Italian-Iraq uranium story. Have a read. Yglesias discusses it here.
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Dinner with Bill Gates
A Microsoft intern describes visiting Bill Gates’ home in Seattle, and having dinner with him and some fellow interns. Fascinating insight. Via AnOasis.
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Ahern's staff knew of NIB 11 years ago
So Ahern might have known about the whole thing 11 years ago but did nothing about it. Why does that not surprise me. Wholescale theft of customers, outright robbery, and what’s done about it? Or what will be done about it….nothing I would predict. And as for the ‘class act’ Flynn: The Inspectors’ Report includes…
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Oil, Sudan, Darfur, China and genocide
Kevin Drum points to the cover of the Economist. This has hardly been the UN’s finest moment, and China and supposed-American-ally Pakistan abstained on even the milquetoast resolution that the United States eventually compromised on. But I suppose it’s a start. But I am left wondering why those two countries abstained. CNN reports that Zhang…
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"We the Media" published
Dan’s book has finally been published, and the trolls even followed him to Amazon. Sad people.
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Europe's economic woes: Oversold?
Will Europe’s economy stand up to its old population and spiraling pensions costs? It might, or at least according to this article. Also mentioned is Chirac’s likely successor, Nicolas Sarkozy. In office, Sarkozy has steered a complicated course of talking of reform, including efforts to increase working hours in France, while also pushing through a…
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Paul Krugman: Networks prefer puff over policy
Paul Krugman complains of US media’s near obsession with puff rather than hard policy facts. He also points out some interesting differences in how some politicians are represented differently, usually along party lines. Kevin Drum also talks about it, and gives more links to related stories. Well, I’ve been reading 60 days’ worth of transcripts…
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China's 'steel mouse' is still roaring – warily
A good story from the IHT on what its like to express personal views in today’s China. We need more people like Liu. Even so, Liu has resumed writing. Several months ago, she signed an online petition calling for the release of Du Daobin, another online Internet essayist. Du, in fact, had been jailed after…
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Where has all the oil money gone?
Paul Krugman asks a fair question, where has all the oil money gone? And why has so little money been spent? He asks: Last month we learned that the United States, while it has spent vast sums on the war in Iraq, has so far provided almost no aid. Of $18.4 billion in reconstruction funds…
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