Tag Archives: debate

Thinking about democracy & the dinner table

Posted on December 12, 2015 by fearlessanalyst

“This is what has to change,” my brain whispered to me one morning.  I had wakened up remembering a dinner the night before, when ten of us managed to eat and drink too much for a whole evening without ever discussing the … Continue reading →

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Paris – a tragedy of religion?

Posted on January 10, 2015 by fearlessanalyst

They are new and different enemies, these Paris shooters. Militarily trained, they are murderous religious zealots, with all the benefits of modern technology, the internet, and a vast but almost invisible support system. Their attack was clearly a military action, … Continue reading →

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