Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel There is much speculation as to who he could have been referring to.
Day: November 2, 2005
Humanitarian Intervention Index
Matthew Turner has updated his Humanitarian Intervention Index (I don’t remember him doing a first version). While satirical in intent and fascinating to examine, Matt should be careful here. Think of King Cnut and his commanding back the waves stunt. Think of Michael Young and his criticism of what he identified as “meritocracy”. In both… Continue reading Humanitarian Intervention Index
Fundamentalism
I’ve been reading a spate of articles recently concerned with fundamentalism. Antony Barnett and Isobel Hilton have kickstarted a discussion on democracy on openDemocracy, while Bernard Crick wrote a salutory piece in The Guardian on the need for humanists to find common cause with religious people in the face of fanaticism. Also in the Guardian,… Continue reading Fundamentalism