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Disaffected. Dissident. Student of history, literature, religion and the black arts of political rhetoric and persuasion.
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Satire: Coding In The Belly Of The Beast
A tale of the rational allocation of resources under modern capitalism.
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Home Espresso Madness
Help, I'm becoming a coffee geek with a Quickmill Andreja Premium and a Mazzer Mini.
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Dust: A Ubiquitous Surveillance Technology
Many years ago I started telling anyone who'd stand still long enough about dust. This was my idea for a ubiquitous surveillance technology that I figured the security state would have had by that time.
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The Politics of Conviction and the Responsibilities of Citizenship
What are the responsibilites of citizenship? For example, is there a responsibility to consider issues of life and death in a fair and balanced way - for foreign policy as much as jury service?
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Another Twist to the Climate Change Story
One simple fact is constantly ignored by climate change skepticism that dominates official thinking in America.
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Politicans & War Crimes: Why Do We Allow This?
One one level, it all comes down to one question: what would you exchange for your child's life?
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History & Myth
In the study of history, what do we mean by a political or national 'myth'?
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Politics, Eugenics and Evolution
Political and media discourse is having a profound effect on us at an evolutionary level - the future human race is being moulded by the rhetoric of our political leaders. And that rhetoric has very primitve roots.
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Stolen Elections and Political Legitimacy
Since his big, fairly poorly covered constitutional speech, I've been thinking a little about Al Gore.
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Mankind Has Always Dreamed of Destroying the Sun
A few comments on developing the means to destroy the sun at the push of a button, as outlined in Dave Sim's Church and State, part of the Cerebus saga.
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