My Weekly Economist newsletter, under the heading “A special edition on this year’s notable lives” had a list of all obituaries published this year by the Economist. The one above caught my eyes as I found it deeply offensive on many levels. Continue reading →
Someone sent me a link to this Pat Condell video: Human rights travesty, then a day later, with an approving comment, she forwarded to me the following reply she got from a friend:
“He’s clever, and though it’s exaggerated, he’s saying what we all know is approximately true — but he’s leaving a lot out too, like alternatives. Continue reading →