Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Economist digest
Learning the hard way Barack Obama may at last be getting a grip. But he still needs to show more leadership, at home and abroad Say you’re staying, Mr President Barack Obama needs to act fast to dispel the idea that he is giving up on his “good war” Not so nano The financial crisis…
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Kaplan on Afghanistan
From the latest issue of the Atlantic, Kaplan with an analysis of what’s brewing in Aghanistan. I love the conclusion: “This is not easy shit,” says one American Army colonel. “But what’s the alternative?” That’s why American Brig. Gen. John Nicholson, Jr. says that what is required is “strategic patience.” The U. S. military has…
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Picturegate
Holy crap, as they say. #picturegate is the number one trending topic on Twitter, and the Irish internet community is now officially up in arms. How will the Government Press Office deal with this PR disaster? Send me an email? Demand YouTube take down the vids? The world has moved on since the days of…
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Obama asks for engagement
Cowen is a naked buffoon. Ahem. The White House is using Google Moderator.
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Cowen's painting
Actually, strike the previous post. Who the fuck do the Government think they are? Who the fuck does Brian Cowen think he is? How many of our previous Taoisigh gave a fuck about respecting the Office of the Taoiseach? Bertie Ahern? Charlie Haughey? Who the fuck does the Government press office think they are? What…
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RTE apology
As Suzy says, we well and truly live in a Banana Republic. RTE has apologised for broadcasting the news. Last time I checked, Brian Cowen was a servant of the people, not their master. This follows the Maire Hoctor debacle on Primetime. RTE are now officially lapdogs of the Government. Here’s a question. If the…
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Manning the barricades
Courtesy of the Economist Intelligence Unit, an attempt to gauge the instability of countries around the world as the economic recession deepens. The report is available in PDF. Ireland is ranked joint 132nd with the UK on the social unrest index (being the 132nd most unstable), between Singapore and Tunisia. Of course that situation may…
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The Brian Cowen story
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Jackie's Kenya trip
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Irish Central
Like many Irish bloggers, I received an email from Niall O’Dowd’s new venture IrishCentral.com. Dear Gavin, As a prominent blogger in the Irish community, we would like you to be among the first to know about the launch of IrishCentral.com, the first-ever global Irish website and social networking community. The site is going live on…
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