World’s Problems Solved. Apply within.

16th January 2007 with 5 Comments

I found this on Michael Gates’ Twists & Turns and think it deserves a wider audience:
“We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent or omniscient - that we are only 6 percent of the world’s population; that we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind; that we [...]

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Five Questions: Stealing Heaven From The Lips Of God

13th August 2006 with 3 Comments

1. Why do you blog?
For me, blogging is democratic journalism. You get your own little corner of the cyber universe, which is the equivalent of the comment pieces in the Sunday supplements. Okay, you’ll never reach the educated masses like Julie Birchill or Jon Ronson, but if you are erudite, eloquent or witty [...]

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