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December 2009

Editorial image for "About Time, Too" — Today The Times took a leaf out of our 'Bog off, Bruckner' post and got…

About Time, Too

Today The Times took a leaf out of our 'Bog off, Bruckner' post and got arts personalities to indulge their Christmas grumpiness by picking out classics they secretly hate.
December 23, 2009
Editorial image for "Al Qaeda Rally Support for Pakistani Taliban" — The Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF), al-Qaeda's media production wing…

Al Qaeda Rally Support for Pakistani Taliban

The Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF), al-Qaeda's media production wing, has released a document explaining the importance of a Taliban victory against the Pakistani army. Written by one of AQ's chief ideologues,
December 18, 2009
Editorial image for "A Christian Solution for a Jewish School" — I have written a news report for the Jewish Chronicle on Wednesday's…

A Christian Solution for a Jewish School

I have written a news report for the Jewish Chronicle on Wednesday's ruling by the Supreme Court in the JFS case. I have also written an analysis of the nine judgments.
December 18, 2009
Editorial image for "Sarah Butterfield" — High summer casts a dusty light over the city.

Sarah Butterfield

High summer casts a dusty light over the city. I worked on the Mall on a couple of Sunday afternoons. I loved painting the flags — two-dimensional objects turned into three by
December 18, 2009
Editorial image for "When Losing Gets Too Much" — There is no game of wits at which losing is more unpleasant than chess.

When Losing Gets Too Much

There is no game of wits at which losing is more unpleasant than chess. Any game involving cards or dice involves chance. One can blame losses on the fickle Goddess Fortuna. Her
December 16, 2009
Editorial image for "Experts and Axioms" — When politics has entered the scientific debate over climate change, how…

Experts and Axioms

When politics has entered the scientific debate over climate change, how can we trust the experts? Is the world getting hotter, and are humans responsible? Two questions there, and I don’t know
December 14, 2009
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Editorial image for "Civil Society" — Civility has become the new political buzz word, but its meaning has been…

Civil Society

Civility has become the new political buzz word, but its meaning has been distorted to suit the left-liberal consensus Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary contains some lovely lines. One of them, as I learned
December 14, 2009
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