Harry Kreisler interviews Philip Gourevitch, author of ‘We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families’, on Writing, Reporting, and the Rwandan Genocide.
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We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch: Dot Points
This is a must read for anyone interested in history, international politics or human rights, and I would venture to recommend it, even to those with no interest in these subjects.
The Pelican History of Medieval Europe by Maurice Keen: Dot Points
Some chapters were easier to read than others, but overall this was a rather heavy read.
Three Developments
“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy. “ — Alex… Read More ›
Hail Abbott
I have heard many people critisise the Abbott Government, and many more sing his praises. I have even seen him referred to as ‘Hitler’. This may seem a bit extreme, but could Abbott be a dictator in the making? You… Read More ›
Open Letter To America
Dear America, I am writing to express my concern over the direction in which you seem to be heading. You used to be ‘the home of the brave, the land of the free’, the cool kid who the rest of… Read More ›
Scandal
It’s a depressing measure of the scale of the sex abuse scandal engulfing the Catholic Church that news of a priest preying on a child is no longer shocking. —Madison Magazine p53 Related articles Aussie Paper: Pope Quit Over Sex… Read More ›
Random Note #1
Why do people keep voting for the same politician then whining about the job they do?
Barry Rubin in ‘The Tragedy of the Middle East’
“Bad policies can always be justified by good excuses, and solving problems can be made to seem very crass in comparison to defending noble ideals.” ~ Barry Rubin in ‘The Tragedy of the Middle East’
Stand Up For Your Rights!
I can’t be bothered writing a full blog post on this, so I’m just going to copy and paste my tweets: The first political dissent site has been shut down. Australia is now officially a fascist state. #nocleanfeed #fb about… Read More ›
Arnold Wienholt quoted in ‘The Eccentric Mr Wienholt’ by Rosamond Siemon
“I believe that when we leave political life we become ordinary citizens again and nothing more. We have no right…to vote ourselves into any different positions than the ordinary citizen we become after we leave this Parliament. You have no… Read More ›
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