A lot of contemporary teen music is about dark themes such as misogyny, violence, suicide, sexual exploitation, child abuse. So, what does its popularity say
about their parents? (Particularly their fathers.) On the other hand, there is such a thing as being
over-protective.
About
the fizz in bubbly.
More on philosopher Anthony Flew’s
deist conversion. American universities: diverse in everything except opinions (and it’s
getting worse). Historian John Lukacs contemplates the
decline in the status of liberal.
Considering Nietszche on Wagner and music, and Wagner on love.
Russia has a competition for the
oddest hobby.
Being hopeful about the possibilities for
Islamic democracy.
Derrida believed
in Europe. (Including the contemporary obsession with Israel.)
Why the pressure for a law against inciting religious hatred is to be
resisted. It is amazing what common enemies will do: the rising
Left-Islamist alliance.
The Dutch are
emigrating again.
Michael Moore reckons Dubya won because he
got more votes.
Not everyone agrees with this proposition. I wonder if this will become a habit - losing the next election because you spend your time complaining about the last one (children overboard anyone?).
Not all Arabs are agin Dubya.
Tourism
in North Korea (remember not to ask why there is only one fat man in North Korea).
Write a
blog,
visit the US,
go to Washington, get
on the radio,
meet the President. Be
ignored by the mainstream media.