January 2010
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Not sure if it counts as a Christmas movie, but District 9 is on the afternoon’s queue.
“Hyperdemocracy needs disinterested citizens, but produces uninterested ones.”
– William Voegeli on California Democracy
“Listing ‘highly organized’ as a required qualification on a job...”
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Re: On religion and politics, by Grant Marlier →
In writing about two articles in this week’s Economist a friend of mine closes with this thought about the role of religion in political affairs in Britain.
Here, the fight should not be fought by technocracy but, instead, a real heavyweight which is the western thought developed over so many centuries and so many great minds, i.e, the western philosophy. British politicians would make a...
“Now however, the habits of a rather degenerate age persuade us to deal more...”
– St. Augutine, Letter 104
On 'Conspicuous Compassion.'
merlin:
indefensible:
Conspicuous Compassion
… I have bought this book and given it to people who work in the charitable sector more times than I can remember.
Here’s a sample first chapter [PDF] from Conspicuous Compassion. Looks backordered on AMZN right now, but I will absolutely be buying and reading this very soon.
I quote the sample at length because, as I walked down the street...
What really killed Jane Austen? - CNN.com →