Fresh back from the first annual CEPOS conference on human rights I just want to upload some pictures from the event where I duly noted that the introductory programme contained quotes from a report I had supplied chief legal officer Jacob Mchangama with a few days ago. The topic: Should the UN continue to be…… Continue reading First Annual CEPOS Conference on Human Rights
Tariq Ramadan comments on Swiss election
Tariq Ramadan writes in the Guardian about the referendum in which the people of Switzerland voted to ban the building of minarets in their country: At the very moment Europeans find themselves asking, in a globalising, migratory world, “What are our roots?”, “Who are we?”, “What will our future look like?”, they see around them…… Continue reading Tariq Ramadan comments on Swiss election
Bank of America = Awful
I really could not think of a better title for this so I kept it very simple. I just watched a few videos on YouTube that have reached top rankings and center around the theme “Debtors Revolt Begins Now.”Basically it’s a bunch of people very upset with Bank of America charging an APR of around…… Continue reading Bank of America = Awful
News of the week – Healthcare, Joe Wilson and 9/11
As usual, I woke up this morning, grabbed my Iphone and read through the WSJ, New York Times and Google News reader. And frankly I have a lot of questions on issues that either the right or left seem to be so sure on. What I need is a kind of referee that would penalize…… Continue reading News of the week – Healthcare, Joe Wilson and 9/11
Facebook Snobs
In the past two weeks there have been two articles about how people should post on Facebook. This is response from someone who is not a middle-aged grump and “get’s it.”