A Man One Wishes One Had Met
I had read about the murder of the courageous Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga, whose paper (according to BBC reporter Alastair Lawson) was closed down because it mockingly avoided censorship…
Month: January 2009
The Kind of Wealth that’s Almost Always Overlooked
It’s very (very) rare for non-events to be news. Usually, the only thing that is news is what happened, not what didn’t happen. Here’s an image of something that “happened”:…
The Futility and Horror of “Foreign Aid”
Hat Tip: John Welborn
Grow Up, EU…
Microsoft is accused by EU again The best and definitive slapdown of such absurdity was from Robert Levy.
A New Record
Zimbabwe rolls out Z$100,000,000,000,000 note And again, utterly idiotic commentary from the BBC: Other notes in trillion-dollar denominations of 10, 20 and 50 are also being released to help Zimbabweans…
Zimbabwe’s Heroes
BBC: “Zimbabwe: Rights activist is ‘threat to society’” Mukoko was seized early December 3 from her home in Norton, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Harare. She was missing…
In the Great Tradition of Jaroslav Hašek*
Czech artist David Cerny strikes: “Czech EU art stokes controversy” Here’s the official account. *Jaroslav Hašek
Progress of Science, Capitalism, and Health
My older cat, Wolly, has been ill for two years with kidney problems, which are common for cats. She’s been in hospital a few times with crises (and is alive…
From a Friend in Marseille….
Marseille: neige ski et snowboardUploaded by kingcreoles3210