Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Sarah Carey moves to the Irish Times
Sarah, a stalwart of the Irish blogging community, is finishing up at the Sunday Times and moving to the Irish Times. I wish her lots of luck, and I look forward to her columns and seeing her pic byline grace the pages of the IT, I think that paper may suit her more.
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Powell's endorsement
I’ve always been interested in the personality and politics of Colin Powell. As far back as the first Gulf War (I was only 10 at the time), I remember being impressed by his own oratorial skills. And I was equally shocked by his 2003 address to the United Nations – I didn’t believe anything he…
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The troublesome Caucasus
As ever, the Economist has an excellent analysis of the situation in the Caucasus. They mention many of the strategic and historical interests in the region that I heard directly from Georgians themselves. The situation is extremely complex, and via translator it was explained to me over several days. The map they use is extremely…
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"Buy American. I Am."
Is it time to start calling a bottom on the market when Warren Buffett tells New York Times readers that it’s time to start buying? I’m not sure, but it’s certainly worth a read. Buffett’s firm, Berkshire Hathaway, has recently been involved in purchasing stock in Goldman Sachs (albeit preferred stock) and General Electric. Other…
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Nir Rosen and the Taliban
Nir Rosen, veteran of reporting from Fallujah at the height of the insurgency in Iraq, writes in the latest issue of Rolling Stone about the Taliban. Or rather, he writes about his time spent with the Taliban in Afghanistan. By the time we reach the town of Salar, only 50 miles south of Kabul, we…
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Russian consulate, Tbilisi
I visited the former Russian Embassy (it was reduced to a consulate while I was there) in Tbilisi a couple of weeks ago. Across the street, boards are littered with anti-Russian grafitti, while directly outside the consulate people had dumped various forms of household waste and litter. Russia pulled their ambassador, Vyacheslav Kovalenko, and pretty…
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Joe Behan resigns
I can’t help but think it would have been more effective to resign as a TD, not just from FF. Update: I’ve just heard a rumour that Noel O’Flynn has also resigned from FF. Will try and find out if it’s true. Hmm nothing confirmed yet, but at the very least he will not vote…
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New readers
My posts on Georgia have seen a spike in visitor activity and number of subscribers over the past week. Welcome to any new visitors or subscribers, I hope you like it round these parts. 🙂
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Irish savings accounts
For the savers out there, First Active have launched a new savings account. It pays 5.5% AER on balances between €15,000 and €1m. It looks like one of the better deals out there.
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Methodist Church destroyed
This really makes for disturbing reading: A CHURCH that had been ‘saved’ from demolition was knocked down anyway early this morning. At 6am, residents near Croke Park woke to the sound of a bulldozer-type piece of machinery being driven into the front of the church. The destruction on the quiet Jones’ Road, beside the GAA…
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