We have big brains. How can we be so utterly ignorant and stupid? It is impossible for me to feel confident in the world these days. The natural disasters alone will set […]
Archeological footnote
Happy Birthday to The Commonwealth: could this be Britain's future?
I was surprised to learn that 2009 is the 60th anniversary of The Commonwealth—the association of former British colonies that still, amazingly, continue to work with each and talk to each other […]
Daxis, pt. 3: snake on a plane
by Michael Tracey There had earlier been another development that caught the attention of the local US intelligence services based in the embassy. In July Daxis had told me that he had […]
George W Bush is a liberal, and other oddities
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.” Sir Winston Churchill. Aside from a few odd social […]
Zimbabwe: the Hollow State
Three weeks ago Tama Muru from the BBC asked me if I thought Zimbabwe would explode. At the time I said, “No.” Was I wrong? The situation three weeks ago was this: […]
Zimbabwe disintegration continues
It is early evening in South Africa. Cold this time of year. For those of you, like passers-by at a highway pile-up, still watching Zimbabwe … Bob has made some new rules. […]
Zimbabwe: Recovering the irrecoverable
Anti-capitalist demonstrators around the world should be celebrating. Robert Mugabe’s government has taken those against free-markets at their word. Over 1 300 business owners have been arrested across Zimbabwe. Their crime? Raising […]
Getting home in Zimbabwe: The impossibility of public transport
By the time you finish reading this article the cost of a taxi-ride home from work in Harare will have doubled. Zimbabwe, which continues to subsidise fuel prices, has had fuel shortages […]
Say it softly, the Middle East is a wee bit unstable …
The two Palestinian enclaves of the West Bank and Gaza Strip are now two separate countries. Hamas, in what appears to have been a long-planned attack, surprised Fatah in the Gaza Strip […]
The miracle of Belfast, the horror of Zimbabwe, and the opportunity for France
Several days of rioting have greeted Sarkozy’s victory in France. He must be quite thrilled about this. In June there are parliamentary elections in which he must win a majority in order […]
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