The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
At last, NYT gets something right. Scotland’s Independence Vote Shows a Global Crisis of the Elites Neil Irwin New York Times, 18 September 2014 When you get past the details of the Scottish independence referendum Thursday, there is a broader story underway, one that is also playing out in other advanced nations. It is a …
EXTRACT: From my point of view, the academic community in some ways is even more remiss [than the media]. During my brief fledgling career as a novice academic, I have come to the conclusion that most university-level courses on the American foreign policy process are absolutely mute on this subject [intelligence sharing with Congress, and …
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It is beginning to look like GMO, principally an American economic activity, may not endure as structured. This is one example of why I say that. There is a developing consensus against it. Cargill Sues Syngenta Over Sale of GMO Seeds Unapproved in China JACOB BUNGE – The Wall Street Journal In a fight that …
The Indispensable Librarian [57 Slides] Mary Ellen Bates Sep 11, 2014 What’s the value of priceless? Special libraries return $5.43 for every $1 invested. See Also: Mary Ellen Bates @ Phi Beta Iota Cliff Notes Below the Fold
This article describes an initiative more in line with the approach I would take: “find a place with unmet needs and unused space to lend a building to a group of young hackers. Live together cheaply, building open-source infrastructure for the commons. Repeat until it becomes a network.” Can Monasteries Be a Model for Reclaiming …
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The below letter from North Atlantic Books reverts all foreign language rights less Rumanian back to me. The book is going to a second printing on the strength of The Guardian profile by Dr. Nafeez Ahmed, and it has been agreed that reverting the rights to me and going for foreign translations by volunteers — …
As a life long traveler and walker this piece, although not about a trend, just appealed to me. Perhaps you will like it as well. Why Walking Helps Us Think FERRIS JABR – The New Yorker In Vogue’s 1969 Christmas issue, Vladimir Nabokov offered some advice for teaching James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses”: ‘Instead of perpetuating the …
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