Discontent with mainstream political parties is leading to bizarre political outcomes, not the least of which is the ascension of Donald Trump to the US presidency. Costa Rica is no exception. On 1 April 2018, Costa Ricans will vote in a run off election between two candidates who share the same surname- Alvarado. One is […]
The Leap of Faith- Reza Aslan on ‘God’
Summary: There is either a God who cares about us, or an animating spirit that does not care, or creation is an accident. But the difference between an animating spirit that does not care about us and the accident theory seems negligible. Believing in a “God” that might just as easily be described as “nature’ […]
Sex, consent and harassment in the workplace
Barnaby Joyce’s relationship with his now pregnant former staffer has led to calls for the Australian parliament to consider laws banning sexual relationships between politicians and their employees. On 6 February, the US House of Representatives voted to implement such a ban following a slew of sexual harassment claims. The US bill explicitly bans sexual relationships between […]
Tribute to Margret Holding
Introduction Thank you for coming. Can I start by thanking Danny’s wife Delia, for doing most of the work to put this event together; thanks Delia. Margret was born in Vienna on 23 April 1932. Her father was Paul. Her mother Ilse had been born in Czechoslovakia. Her parents were secular Austrian Jews. Mum had […]
Why would a Norwegian worker emigrate to the USA?
Donald Trump does not like immigration to the USA from El Salvador, Haiti and African countries. “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” Trump asked at a meeting with congress members at the White House. Trump suggested the USA should instead focus its immigrant entry policy on countries such as […]
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