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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Accounting for Libya
So now we are in a sort of endgame in the Libyan war. It is not over, but Gaddafi’s government has been decisively beaten. This outcome arises despite a constant stream of scepticism amongst experts and commentators, right from the … Continue reading
Seeing with the eye of faith
A little while ago I blogged on the subject of Islam and the modern world, following the BBC series on Mohammed. This included some rather dismissive comments about Christianity, which I contrasted with Islam in some rather unfavourable ways, at … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday reflections
Tagged Agnostic, agnosticism, christianity, Crusades, Islam, Matthew Green, religion
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Letting the dust settle
Now, in London, is not good moment to be a thinking liberal. The recent riots consume everybody’s attention, but there is too much anger and panic around to say anything sensible. But nobody will listen if you want to talk … Continue reading
When confidence is lost
A scary day. Here in London people are appalled by the looting and burning, and angry and panicked. Something analogous is going on in the world’s financial markets. At times like this we realise how much of a modern society is built … Continue reading
Islam and the modern world
We’ve just finished watching Rageh Omaar’s Life of Muhammad, although the BBC series finished a couple of weeks ago – the joys of the PVR. In spite of a snarky piece in Private Eye, I really enjoyed it. I probably … Continue reading
Why we should celebrate the 200th anniversary of Waterloo
This isn’t exactly a new story, but, hey, time works in mysterious ways on the blogosphere. I have just caught up with this Daily Mail article a month old suggesting the this country will downplay the 200th anniversary of Waterloo … Continue reading
A brief guide to Keynesianism and the economic crisis
Hardly a day goes by without the dead British economist John Maynard Keynes being invoked, such as this article from this morning’s Independent. Generally it is the critics of austerity that use his name, although this article is more nuanced, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics UK
Tagged economics, Keynes, Keynesian, Paul Krugman
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