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Daily Kos: I'm a Republican: Fuck you

Daily Kos: I'm a Republican: Fuck you

There is a an interesting take on US politics on a site (of the Democratic persuasion one might imagine ;) It seems the Democrats are so busy being cross that they cannot focus on getting some policies that sufficient Americans will vote for (much like our own Labor Party here in

First education in Feminism

First education in Feminism

This is a story from my undergraduate days in one of Australia's *sandstone universities. In the philosophy department there had been a split between the 'old fashioned' philosophers (called "Trad & Mod Philosophy", i.e. the logicians), and the 'modern' philosophers (called

Alleged quote by Churchill: on being a socialist or conservative

Alleged quote by Churchill: on being a socialist or conservative

Someone recently quoted Winston Churchill as saying "If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20, he has no heart. If he is not a conservative by the time he is 40, he has no brain." So decided to check the 'trusty'

Some thoughts of Ben Franklin (1790)

Some thoughts of Ben Franklin (1790)

I have been reading Benjamin Franklin's autobiography and other writings (ISBN: 0140390529) and his writings do stand well the test of time, as well as being quite entertaining to read. Towards the end of this book, amongst his miscellaneous writings, is an interesting one from a letter to

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Article: Businesses don't have social responsibilities; people do

This article has been reproduced in full below, it raises some very important issues about corporate and individual responsibility. Even staff in the Nazi concentration camps were assisted in rationalising terrible acts because they were only following orders. Thus they could abrogate individual responsibility to act in humane ways. We

Article: Educator claims critical thought stifled in our schools

Article: Educator claims critical thought stifled in our schools

The World Today - Educator claims critical thought stifled in our schools: ABC Radio, The World Today, Wed, 9-Feb-2005, Reporter: David Mark In the Spring edition of The Journal of the Australian Association for the Teaching of English Associate Professor Wayne Sawyer, from the University of Western Sydney, asked

Surgery & Hospital

Surgery & Hospital

I've just come out of hospital where I spent 7 days after major abdominal surgery. The surgeon and the hospital were fantastic! We are very lucky here in Australia with our health system. But it is worth noting that I was an insured patient in a private hospital

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