Monthly Archives: December 2010

Saul David LYONS’ SHARE A World on Fire: An Epic History of Two Nations Divided By Amanda Foreman (Allen Lane/The Penguin Press 814pp £30)

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Venezuela grants Chavez power to rule by decree (AFP) – 22 hours ago CARACAS — Venezuela’s national assembly on Friday granted President Hugo Chavez extraordinary legislative powers to govern the country by decree for the next 18 months.

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Let us boldly re-imagine, in the spirit of Richard Rorty, this maxim of the great Donne as, any persons death diminishes me, for I am human and cannot ignore my stake in the world of my fellow creatures. How would … Continue reading →

Definition: Stare decisis et non quieta movere =  to stand by decisions and not disturb the undisturbed. (Thank you, Wikipedia!) One recalls with a certain bitter nostalgia the bravura performance of Mr. John Roberts before the Senate Committee defending the … Continue reading →

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Definition: Charles Krauthammer = A Neo-Conservative writer and theorist,  who worships at his inner shrine to these three deities: Nihilism, Chaos and Strife. These are the gods of masculine privilege and power, without mitigation. Mr. Krauthammer is a physician who, … Continue reading →

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