Category Archives: Politics

Why the Department of Homeland Security is a Really Bad Idea

Posted on July 18, 2002 by Felix

There is no one more boring than the person you get stuck next to at dinner who expounds at length on the subject of his or her treatment at the hand of the Department of Motor Vehicles. We know it’s … Continue reading →

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Globalization and its Discontents

Posted on June 27, 2002 by Felix

It’s that time of year again: the G8 is meeting, this time in Kananaskis, Canada, and the protestors are out. “Their one overriding message:” as Jon Stewart said on the Daily Show last night, “we don’t have an overriding message”. … Continue reading →

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Sleaze in the UK and USA

Posted on April 22, 2001 by Felix

The USA is the world’s greatest democracy, right? It has a written constitution incorporating all manner of checks and balances which largely preclude the sort of sleaze allegations which have plagued Cabinets both Tory and Labour in recent years. As … Continue reading →

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Notes on campaign finance

Posted on March 9, 2000 by Felix

Aditya Chakrabortty was kind enough to draw my attention to a piece in the Washington Post about George W Bush’s money situation. The numbers are mind-blowingly scary, it’s true. George Bush has already spent $64 million, not counting the millions … Continue reading →

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