What conspiracy theories can tell us about politics in Greece
“When assessing a populist government, it’s always hard to tell whether it’s just incompetence or dark designs.”
(tags: politics Greece )

Brexit is (maybe) the ruin of Irish whiskey
...and much else besides.
(tags: ukpolitics ireland brexit eu )

Trump adviser Navarro: U.S, Germany ( Read more... )

• Can People Change?
  Apparently so - and for the better.
  (tags: psychology )
• Did AIPAC just waste tens of millions fighting the Iran deal? Not really.
  The real goal was different.
  (tags: iran uspolitics )
• Leicester research rediscovers cast of Bede's skull in Cambridge
  Not quite Richard III, but still cool.
  (tags: history )
• If You Were A Platypus, My ( Read more... )

• Worldcon: Winning and Losing
  GRRM comments in advance: watch for the Campbell result!
  (tags: sf sadpuppies )
• In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.
  Progress.
  (tags: photos technology )
• Why Western Sahara matters, by Jeremy Corbyn
  I deeply respect JC as the most engaged UK politician on this issue.
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• E Pluribus Hugo vs Slates
  Patrick May re-calculatees the 1984 Hugos; and finds that EPH works .
  (tags: sf hugos )
• What Greece Needs to Prosper
  Some interesting numbers here.
  (tags: greece )
• Mike Huckabee Is Wrong: Iran Isn’t Nazi Germany
  Calibrating rhetoric with facts.
  (tags: uspolitics iran israel middleeast )

• I’m a Muslim woman, Mr Cameron: here’s what your radicalisation speech means to me
  Heartfelt.
  (tags: ukpolitics islam )
• True Cost of ‘Skopje 2014’ Revealed
  A lot.
  (tags: macedonia )
• Colin Baker and Doctor Who Magazine
  A statement from the editor.
  (tags: doctorwho )
• How to keep Greece in
  @COdendahl of @CER_London recommends more investment.
  (tags: eu ( Read more... )

• Iran’s ‘Generation Normal’
  Sorry about FT.com paywall, but this is very interesting.
  (tags: iran )
• Charles Kennedy - a lovely man, a talented politician, a great friend with a shared enemy
  Alastair Campbell's moving tribute:"our shared friendship was built on a shared enemy: alcohol".
  (tags: ukpolitics libdems alcohol )
• Love and Liberty: Charles ( Read more... )

• Drama and Delight: The Life and Legacy of Verity Lambert, by Richard Marson
  Will look out for this!
  (tags: books doctorwho )
• Why the details of the Iran deal don’t matter
  Sensible analysis by @jyshapiro of Brookings.
  (tags: uspolitics iran )
• Fantastic Reviews Blog: IT'S MADNESS!
  A conservative who opposes the slates.
  (tags: sf sadpuppies )
• Election ( Read more... )

• Where are the women in Brussels’ policy panel debates?
  Good question.
  (tags: eu sexandgenderandsexuality )
• It’s the geopolitics, stupid: Why TTIP matters
  Unusually passionate from @CER_London.
  (tags: eu uspolitics )
• A Good Week for Democracy Globally
  @gerrylynch: "if elections didn’t change anything, people wouldn’t be shot for demanding them."
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• An open letter to 47 Republican senators from Iran’s hard-liners: We have so much in common.
  Ha!
  (tags: uspolitics iran )
• Among the stacks: Belgium’s 6 most beautiful libraries
  I've been to half of these.
  (tags: belgium architecture )
• Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon -> Three Degrees of Eric Roberts
  Triumph of the Master (from the 1996 TV movie).
  (tags: ( Read more... )

• Loss of West Antarctic Glaciers Appears Unstoppable, Posing Long-Term Risks from Rising Seas to Millions
  Live near the coast? Move!
  (tags: climatechange )
• Language map: What’s the most popular language in your state?
  Other than English. (Or Spanish.)
  (tags: usa maps )
• Autism's early child
  Half a century on. (Piece from 2011)
  (tags: autism )
• No, ( Read more... )