Dec 17 2011

At the point of death

Trial of the Will

By Christopher Hitchens, January 2012 … Death has this much to be said for it: You don’t have to get out of bed for it. Wherever you happen to be They bring it to you—free.…  [more]

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Dec 17 2011

To slip betimes away

Postscript: Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

By , December 16, 2011 … We were friends for more than thirty years, which is a long time but, now  that he is gone, seems not nearly long enough. I was rather nervous…  [more]

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Dec 16 2011

Grow your own

The parable of the allotments

By , Thursday 15 December 2011 12.53 EST … Last week I challenged the idea that religiosity is more about practice than belief with evidence that most religious people appear to have a…  [more]

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Dec 16 2011

Militarised mendacity

Last Post in Iraq: this is the death knell of the American empire

By , Thursday 15 December 2011 09.30 EST … So the Yanks are going home. Apart from the thousands of their servicemen and women…  [more]

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Dec 16 2011

Wise to fear

Was Democracy Just a Moment?

By Robert D. Kaplan, Friday, December 16, 2011 … IN the fourth century A.D. Christianity’s conquest of Europe and the Mediterranean world gave rise to the belief that a peaceful era in world politics…  [more]

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Dec 15 2011

Dona nobis pacem

Peace on earth? The end of the Iraq war

By , 11:01 AM ET, 12/15/2011 … “Peace on earth!” (Luke 2:14) heralded the angels, announcing the birth of Jesus. It is appropriate, in this Advent season, when…  [more]

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Dec 14 2011

Outposts forever and Palestine Never

Newt Gingrich may be able to occupy Palestine, but Israel can’t

By Bradley Burston, 15:17 13.12.11 … Speaker Gingrich, if you’re serious about becoming president, it’s time that you got to know us a bit better. Let’s start with…  [more]

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