Four Europeans lead in race for UN Secretary-General
The plot thickens.
(tags: un )

I’m With The Banned
Passionate, readable account of @PennyRed at the RNC.
(tags: Uspolitics )

Our nine-point guide to spotting a dodgy statistic
Numbers often lie; or the people using them, anyway.
(tags: mathematics statistics politics )

The Stockholm-Helsinki ( Read more... )

Candidates' Commitment to Human Rights Should Play Crucial Role in UN Secretary-General Election
Who's failed to deliver?
(tags: humanrights un )

Who Is to Blame for Brexit’s Appeal? British Newspapers
Mr. Johnson and his fellow Brexit proponents are now campaigning against the caricature of the European Union that he himself helped create. They ( Read more... )

Secrets And Lies Behind The Other Big Election That Will Shape The World
Behind the scenes of the UNSG race!
(tags: un )

Open Letter to Mr Farage from a small business owner
Samantha writes.
(tags: ukpolitics eu )

Vajt: Brisel svoje pozicije nije promenio
Expert commentary on EU-Serbia relations (by me, in Serbian)
(tags: eu serbia )

Brexit ( Read more... )

March 2016 was the hottest March on record. The sixth record-breaking month in a row...
(tags: climatechange ) A train ride with Millwall fans - and the hope it gave me for the EU debate @campbellclaret listens to voters beyond the bubble.
(tags: ukpolitics eu ) A tangled plan ensnared McCrory in HB2 How North Carolina entrenched discrimination.
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• Siderea Reads Watership Down: El-ahrairah to His Warren (Part 1)
  First of two excellent pieces.
  (tags: sf )
• Siderea Reads Watership Down: The First Sixty-Five Pages (Part 2)
  Second excellent piece in what I hope will be a good series.
  (tags: sf )
• U.N. digital privacy investigator: Estonian is passed over
  Maltese candidate wins.
  (tags: privacy ( Read more... )

• Why the United Nations won’t make bold proposals on climate change.
  "I've been to plenty of depressing UN meetings, and this was possibly the worst."
  (tags: carneross un climatechange )
• The Wiki Game - 'Wikipedia Game' - Explore and race through Wikipedia!
  Strangely fascinating and frustrating
  (tags: games wikipedia )
• Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on ( Read more... )