Someone tried to buy the UK government
It came up in Hansard (the minutes of the House of Lords) on Monday. Or is trying to buy the UK government. I swear to God I am not making this up. Here’s the transcript. Essentially, Lord James said that…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
Wood
Fair-weather socialist
Suddenly you face The possibility of me Getting a place Next to yours, of me Coming to dinner Without learning manners Without losing the cap Still using these vowels Not caring how much Jane Austen and Tolkien And the oeuvre…
Move On, MoveOn
John McCain strikes a blow for free speech. No, hang on. Sorry, that should be “strikes a blow against free speech”.
Umberto Eco on fascism
It’s an old article, but it’s more appropriate today than ever. Ur-Fascism is still around us, sometimes in plainclothes. It would be so much easier for us if there appeared on the world scene somebody saying, “I want to reopen…
US Immigrants May Be Held Indefinitely
This can’t be true, can it? Immigrants arrested in the United States may be held indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism and may not challenge their imprisonment in civilian courts, the Bush administration said Monday, opening a new legal front in…
Ministry of Truth
How Orwell is this? The newly-established unit would use “new media” channels to push its message and “set the record straight”, Pentagon press secretary Eric Ruff said. “We’re looking at being quicker to respond to breaking news,” he said. “Being…