The European parliament is discussing a „ban on all forms of pornography”, in an attempt to reduce the stereotyping and ill-treatment of women. I dare say it will be unpopular around here, because if anything is likely to make the commenters underneath these blog posts hate the European Union even more, it would be an attempt… Continuă lectura Banning porn: the ins and outs
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Hugo Chavez: Latin America has chosen rage over progress
We can already see the beginnings of an Eva Perón-style death cult. Latin Americans love a martyr, and Hugo Chávez’s early death has sparked bizarre conspiracy theories about CIA plots and biological weapons. Angry, histrionic and megalomaniac, the comandante was none the less popular to the end. There is an old Venezuelan saying that there… Continuă lectura Hugo Chavez: Latin America has chosen rage over progress
Reality check for Left-wing opponents of Israel: Hamas bans women from participating in the Gaza marathon because it’s ‘un-Islamic’
There’s a wonderful moment in Radical Chic, Tom Wolfe’s essay about the party Leonard and Felicia Bernstein gave for the Black Panthers in their Park Avenue duplex, when Field Marshall John Cox, who’s addressing the assembled group of Upper East Side socialites, refers to „the merchants” who are „the exploiters of the black community”. He’s… Continuă lectura Reality check for Left-wing opponents of Israel: Hamas bans women from participating in the Gaza marathon because it’s ‘un-Islamic’
The obsession with sexual harassment is turning the 21st-century workplace into an emotional deadzone
This article in the Independent might just be the most dispiriting thing I have read so far this year. It is a long list of tips about “what is and isn’t acceptable in the modern workplace” and how one can avoid finding oneself in the same position as Lord Rennard – that is, accused of… Continuă lectura The obsession with sexual harassment is turning the 21st-century workplace into an emotional deadzone
Hugo Chavez and his friends are the axis of absurdity
Various dictators, killers and fruitcakes are fighting back manly tears today. If a leader can be judged by his friends, then the fact that the world’s most brutal regimes have paid fulsome tribute to Hugo Chavez reveals much about the late Commandante. In Syria, Bashar al-Assad’s regime praised Chavez for his „honourable” support of, well,… Continuă lectura Hugo Chavez and his friends are the axis of absurdity
Children are having their imaginations destroyed by iPads and video games
Claire Perry, the Prime Minister’s adviser on childhood, has made the headlines by criticising a „treadmill” culture in which parents pressurise children to achieve. In an interview with the Times, she said that “It’s usually the mother that is orchestrating all of that and doing all the driving. We have created rods for our own back.… Continuă lectura Children are having their imaginations destroyed by iPads and video games
This week’s Brussels lesson for the UK: as Germany goes, so goes Europe
David Cameron and his allies have just agreed a historic cut to the EU’s long-term budget (as I predicted yesterday). But forget the figures and maths for one second – after all the cut to the EU budget is only the equivalent of 0.0003 per cent of EU 2011 GNI – the most interesting part… Continuă lectura This week’s Brussels lesson for the UK: as Germany goes, so goes Europe
The Tea Party can survive Karl Rove’s wrath, but being purged from Fox News could help kill it
According to Politico, “a political colonoscopy is going on before our eyes.” Yuck. Karl Rove has set up a Super PAC to keep controversial conservatives from winning Republican primaries and the Senate leadership has established a “buddy system” to keep Tea Party congressmen in line (“buddy” as in “you should probably vote the way we… Continuă lectura The Tea Party can survive Karl Rove’s wrath, but being purged from Fox News could help kill it
Guy Verhofstadt calls David Cameron ‘a madman’. Britain should not have to listen to sneering Eurofederalists
Former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt, arch-Eurofederalist, and leader of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, has penned a piece for The Huffington Post railing against the idea of a British exit from the EU. He doesn’t mince his words with his views of David Cameron’s impending call for Britain… Continuă lectura Guy Verhofstadt calls David Cameron ‘a madman’. Britain should not have to listen to sneering Eurofederalists
‘Would Britain react like Israel has to a few rockets?’ Yes we would. And we have before
The furious debate surrounding Israel’s ongoing military operation in Gaza was given a surreal twist this morning when Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ambushed himself on the Today programme. Having concluded his rather mundane Thought for the Day, Sacks was asked the presenter Evan Davis whether he had any views on the violence. Clearly believing he… Continuă lectura ‘Would Britain react like Israel has to a few rockets?’ Yes we would. And we have before
