Category: Politics

  • 31/03/2026
    One of the downsides of being around a long time, coupled with the tardiness in the production of personal software…
  • 30/03/2026
    No words Although Stevenson loathes executions, he has witnessed two. Each of the condemned wanted to be sure there was…
  • 22/03/2026
    Quiet rituals of survival in Tehran Responsibility dissolves in the noise. Every side deflects blame. Meanwhile, ordinary people stand in…
  • 18/03/2026
    Anne Applebaum in the Atlantic “Donald Trump does not think strategically. Nor does he think historically, geographically, or even rationally.…
  • 26/02/2026
    Lee Gillette writes in the LRB “Between 1964 and 1973, first Johnson then Nixon conducted the largest bombing campaign in…
  • 21/02/2026
    The law is there to punish humans and protect the corporations. February 15, 2026 - Schneier on Security Bruce Schneier…
  • 15/02/2026
    Britain’s worst political scandal of this century. In February 2025 Peter Mandelson was asked by the Financial Times about his…
  • 23/01/2026
    The Trump team went to Europe in a state of malign ignorance, exemplified by Trump saying during his Davos harangue…
  • 21/01/2026
    Smedley Butler - Wikipedia In addition to his speeches to pacifist groups, he served from 1935 to 1937 as a…
  • 12/01/2026
    Monday 12 December, 2026 - by John Naughton - Memex 1.1 This below is from John Naughton’s blog and links to an…