Opinion Forum

Enlightened Self-interest and International Relations

January 18th, 2012

By Dan Miller In theory, it may beat commonly praised alternatives. But to what extent can we rely on it in practice? Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872 – 1970) was a British mathematician and philosopher. He wrote prolifically in both disciplines and also wrote a few mediocre short stories. He stood three times, […]

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Tags: Bertrand Russell, foreign policy, Islam, North Korea, self-interest, Somalia
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Drunkblogging a Few Modest Proposals

October 5th, 2010

By Dan Miller Citizens of the world: It is time we make ourselves more equal! And perhaps relocate the UN to Somalia. The world is so screwed up that even our highly intelligent and resourceful President Obama can’t deal with its myriad complexities. Things need to be simplified and a drunk, a lunatic, or a […]

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Tags: currency, DPRK, drunkblogging, Europe, Haiti, poverty, satire, Somalia, UN
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Funny Money

December 31st, 2009

By Brianna Aubin Well, I’ve been here for about four months now, and in those four months I’ve managed to make a lot of posts about economic doom and gloom. And while it’s all unfortunately very true, it does tend to get a bit stale after a while. So I thought to round off the […]

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Tags: free market, pirates, Somali, Somalia, stock exchange
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