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People Aren't Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say
11 weeks ago by threedaymonk
More from Dunning and Kruger.
democracy
psychology
politics
11 weeks ago by threedaymonk
Workfare – it works if you want to drive more people to crime
february 2012 by threedaymonk
‘It’s really an impressive system, if you couldn’t give a damn about whether Britain is a pleasant place to live or not. If your ideal scenario is a country dotted by gated communities full of Croesus-rich suburbanites, surrounded by a great roiling ocean of resentful wage slaves and feral scumbags, then the present government’s strategy is working like a charm.’
uk
politics
economics
work
benefits
government
opinion
february 2012 by threedaymonk
'It's exploitation and it's repellent': Retailers, councils and charities benefiting from workfare
september 2011 by threedaymonk
‘unemployed people are being sent to work without pay … to do similar work to that of salaried staff while receiving only £67.50 a week in Jobseekers' Allowance.’
uk
politics
employment
work
september 2011 by threedaymonk
I, Global Warming Skeptic
june 2011 by threedaymonk
‘So, yes, I am now persuaded that anthropogenic global warming is real. That’s because I’m a skeptic.’ A coherent case for decoupling AGW from politics and environmentalism in general.
climate
agw
environment
politics
june 2011 by threedaymonk
How the Coalition Have Let Down My Sister
january 2011 by threedaymonk
A very personal account of the opportunity-curtailing impact of government cuts.
uk
politics
january 2011 by threedaymonk
Comité Régional d'Action Viticole
january 2011 by threedaymonk
‘[CRAV] is a French group of radical wine producers. It has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks including dynamiting grocery stores, a winery, the agriculture ministry offices in two cities, burning a car at another, hijacking a tanker, and destroying large quantities of non-French wine.’
politics
wine
france
weird
january 2011 by threedaymonk
The end of the American era?
january 2011 by threedaymonk
‘Contrary to the claims of right-wing critics, opponents of US power have not been motivated by anti-Americanism, but rather by anti-imperialism. Will it be any step forward for the world to be subjected to Chinese imperialism rather than US imperialism?’
us
china
imperialism
politics
january 2011 by threedaymonk
‘Damn right,’ I said
december 2010 by threedaymonk
LRB review of Dubya’s (presumably ghostwritten) memoir.
us
politics
bush
autobiography
reviews
december 2010 by threedaymonk
The Blueprint
december 2010 by threedaymonk
‘This is the final terminus of aristocracy; a process that began on 14 July 1789 came to a conclusive end on 28 November 2010.’
corporatism
wikileaks
politics
democracy
december 2010 by threedaymonk
Climate Change Deniers Being Led by...Climate Change Believer?
february 2010 by threedaymonk
Intellectual dishonesty if true. Glenn Beck apparently privately believes in the reality and risk of anthropogenic global warming.
politics
climate
february 2010 by threedaymonk
Arrest Blair
january 2010 by threedaymonk
‘Money donated to this site will be used for no other purpose than to pay bounties for attempts to arrest Tony Blair.’
politics
iraq
war
uk
blair
january 2010 by threedaymonk
Palin's Resignation: The Edited Version
july 2009 by threedaymonk
‘Just how poorly constructed was the governor’s holiday-weekend address? We asked [Vanity Fair]’s red-pencil-wielding executive literary editor, Wayne Lawson, together with representatives from the research and copy departments, to whip it into publishable shape. Here is the colorful result.’
politics
us
journalism
grammar
writing
palin
humour
july 2009 by threedaymonk
Graphical Overview of Same Sex Marriage Debate, v. 1.3
june 2009 by threedaymonk
A work of genius.
politics
marriage
religion
us
gay
june 2009 by threedaymonk
DVLA is selling drivers’ details to rogue wheel-clamping companies
june 2009 by threedaymonk
Not new, but still outrageous.
uk
dvla
privacy
politics
corruption
june 2009 by threedaymonk
VoteWatch.eu
may 2009 by threedaymonk
‘VoteWatch.eu is an independent monitoring website of EU politics. It provides detailed information about parliamentarians' voting records and formal political activities.’
politics
eu
europe
parliament
democracy
may 2009 by threedaymonk
KildareStreet.com: Are your TDs and Senators working for you in Ireland's Houses of the Oireachtas?
may 2009 by threedaymonk
A They Work For You for Ireland.
politics
ireland
oireachtas
dáil
seanad
may 2009 by threedaymonk
In Memoriam, Margaret Thatcher - EP
may 2009 by threedaymonk
‘Already recorded, pressed and ready to go, this EP will be mailed out to everyone who orders it in advance – mailed out on the day the Milk Snatcher waves a less-than-fond farewell.’ I’m both amused and horrified by the tastelessness of the concept!
uk
politics
music
art
may 2009 by threedaymonk
The dark side of Dubai
april 2009 by threedaymonk
Racism, slavery, excess.
dubai
racism
slavery
politics
economics
april 2009 by threedaymonk
death in the city
april 2009 by threedaymonk
An angry and incisive analysis of police involvement before and after the death of Ian Tomlinson.
politics
uk
police
london
april 2009 by threedaymonk
Daniel Hannan MEP: The devalued Prime Minister of a devalued Government
march 2009 by threedaymonk
A decent bit of rhetoric from the European Parliament.
uk
politics
news
economy
eu
march 2009 by threedaymonk
The Big Takeover
march 2009 by threedaymonk
Fantastic Rolling Stone article about AIG, CDOs, CDSs, and all the crap we let an overpaid élite get away with.
politics
economy
finance
us
aig
bailout
march 2009 by threedaymonk
Foreign workers and students to be charged £50 to enter UK
march 2009 by threedaymonk
This is exactly the kind of idiotic demagoguery that infuriates me.
uk
politics
immigration
demagoguery
nationalism
march 2009 by threedaymonk
George W. Bush’s Disposable Constitution
march 2009 by threedaymonk
‘We may not have realized it at the time, but in the period from late 2001-January 19, 2009, [the US] was a dictatorship.’
politics
bush
law
constitution
liberty
march 2009 by threedaymonk
International Commission of Jurists: Report: Leading Jurists Call for Urgent Steps to Restore Human Rights in efforts to counter terrorism
february 2009 by threedaymonk
‘The failure of States to comply with their legal duties is creating a dangerous situation wherein terrorism, and the fear of terrorism, are undermining basic principles of international human rights law’
uk
us
politics
terrorism
rights
liberty
february 2009 by threedaymonk
Whispered over tea and cake: price for a peer to fix the law
january 2009 by threedaymonk
Now can we get rid of this ridiculous, archaic, unrepresentative institution, please?
politics
uk
parliament
government
corruption
aristocracy
january 2009 by threedaymonk
"cc all your emails to Jacqui Smith" Day
january 2009 by threedaymonk
Because she wants to read all our emails.
uk
privacy
government
politics
january 2009 by threedaymonk
Email From America
january 2009 by threedaymonk
‘We [...] would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service.’
humour
us
politics
january 2009 by threedaymonk
Cover story: 'A greedy giant out of control' by Jonathan Ford
january 2009 by threedaymonk
‘[...] suggesting that super-sized finance is levying an unjustifiable tax on the productive economy.’
politics
economics
finance
capital
january 2009 by threedaymonk
Be Nice to the Countries That Lend You Money
december 2008 by threedaymonk
Interview with Gao Xiqing, president of the China Investment Corporation.
us
china
politics
economy
finance
december 2008 by threedaymonk
Doctor told to get out because of son with Down syndrome
october 2008 by threedaymonk
Between the censorship and social eugenics, Australian politics seem to be taking a decidedly nasty turn.
australia
health
politics
eugenics
october 2008 by threedaymonk
Schneier on Security: The Two Classes of Airport Contraband
september 2008 by threedaymonk
I wish Bruce made the rules instead of the idiots who currently do it.
security
politics
travel
airline
airport
stupid
september 2008 by threedaymonk
The George Bush You Forgot
september 2008 by threedaymonk
Wow. You have to watch this.
us
politics
bush
video
war
september 2008 by threedaymonk
Flesh Wound
may 2008 by threedaymonk
Hillary Clinton as the Black Knight. Nicely done.
video
us
politics
humour
may 2008 by threedaymonk
LastOrdersOnTheUnderground.com - A final drink on the Circle Line
may 2008 by threedaymonk
On 1st June, drinking becomes illegal on the Tube.
london
politics
may 2008 by threedaymonk
Boris Watch
may 2008 by threedaymonk
'An attempt to enhance the accountability of the new London mayoralty'
london
politics
may 2008 by threedaymonk
Livingstone admits to a ‘shredder week’
april 2008 by threedaymonk
Old, yet timely: Ken admitted shredding sensitive documents shortly before FoIA came into force.
politics
uk
london
april 2008 by threedaymonk
How to Hack Harriet Harman
april 2008 by threedaymonk
If this is true, it's pretty telling.
uk
politics
technology
april 2008 by threedaymonk
Don’t Know Much About Tibetan History
april 2008 by threedaymonk
Summary: The claims of both the Tibetan separatists and the Chinese government are wrong, the Chinese side somewhat more so.
china
tibet
history
politics
april 2008 by threedaymonk
geeKyoto2008 - 17 May 2008
april 2008 by threedaymonk
Looks interesting.
environment
politics
technology
science
conference
london
uk
april 2008 by threedaymonk
US shamed by Mandela terror link
april 2008 by threedaymonk
A perfect example of how one person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter.
us
southafrica
terrorism
politics
april 2008 by threedaymonk
Vote Match
april 2008 by threedaymonk
I love this kind of application, because it makes me think about issues rather than personalities.
politics
uk
london
april 2008 by threedaymonk
CCC publiziert die Fingerabdrücke von Wolfgang Schäuble [Update]
march 2008 by threedaymonk
Great hack: publishing the fingerprints of the German Interior Minister as a strike against biometrics.
security
politics
biometrics
march 2008 by threedaymonk
We Just Want the Truth! Anti-CNN.com,Anti-BBC.com,Anti-VOA.com
march 2008 by threedaymonk
A Chinese view of western coverage of Tibet.
media
politics
tibet
china
uk
us
germany
march 2008 by threedaymonk
At war with the utopia of modernity
march 2008 by threedaymonk
A better insight into the reasons behind recent Tibetan unrest than the common ‘commies are bad’ explanation.
china
tibet
culture
politics
march 2008 by threedaymonk
Stop the War Coalition Online
march 2008 by threedaymonk
Anti-war demo. Tomorrow. Trafalgar Square at midday.
war
politics
demonstration
iraq
iran
afghanistan
march 2008 by threedaymonk
Anti War March 5 years on
february 2008 by threedaymonk
'February 15 2003: Anti-war demonstrators converged on Hyde Park for the biggest political protest in British history.' And still they went to war. It's not a surprise that people don't feel engaged with the political process, is it?
war
uk
iraq
politics
february 2008 by threedaymonk
CIA admits waterboarding inmates
february 2008 by threedaymonk
So they WERE torturing prisoners. I'd cross the US off my holiday list if they weren't already off there.
us
politics
torture
february 2008 by threedaymonk
Online tax system 'too risky' for the famous
february 2008 by threedaymonk
Everyone is secure! But some people are more secure than others. This doesn't actually make sense.
uk
politics
tax
stupid
february 2008 by threedaymonk
The Blairs are back on stage, in a Posh'n'Becks tribute act
january 2008 by threedaymonk
Lovely opinion piece.
uk
politics
blair
january 2008 by threedaymonk
Managing Protest Around Parliament
december 2007 by threedaymonk
If you live in the UK and care about your right to protest, you MUST reply to this consultation paper.
uk
politics
protest
freedom
december 2007 by threedaymonk
'Lyrical terrorist' sentenced over extremist poetry
december 2007 by threedaymonk
I'm glad that they didn't imprison her, but I still feel that her trial and conviction was a dangerous misuse of anti-terrorist legislation.
uk
politics
freedom
terrorism
december 2007 by threedaymonk
The Great British Citizenship Quiz
september 2007 by threedaymonk
Citizenship test as pub quiz: an inspired idea.
immigration
politics
uk
september 2007 by threedaymonk
‘Mr Ocalan’ conviction in Turkey
march 2007 by threedaymonk
Six months for calling someone ‘Mr’; eighteen for writing campaign materials in Kurdish … I guess they've given up on that whole EU ambition.
news
turkey
politics
languages
kurdish
eu
march 2007 by threedaymonk
Terrorists Used US, British Weapons in Attacks in Southeastern Iran
february 2007 by threedaymonk
Sauce for the gander?
iran
iraq
us
uk
politics
terrorism
february 2007 by threedaymonk
U.S. is most unfriendly country to visitors, survey says
november 2006 by threedaymonk
Global War on Tourism?
us
politics
travel
november 2006 by threedaymonk
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