What kind of a world do we live in where John Howard can be winning a poll as the “worst abuser of democracy” over Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by a factor of 7:1? I have no brief for Howard, who is extremely bad news and bears considerable responsibility for the riots currently going on in his country.… Continue reading Perspective? Please?
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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