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Author Archives: Andreas Moser
Charles Ramsey is Burma Jones
My most favorite character in literature is Burma Jones. The only black, the only sane, possibly the smartest and yet the funniest person in A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, he works for “minimal wage” – not his only mispronunciation … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cinema, USA
Tagged Charles Ramsey, Cinema, Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole, movies
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Shortcuts
I love shortcuts. When I was a child, I walked to elementary school through a dense and dark forest instead of following the well-lit road around it. When I went to high school, there was a shortcut across a derelict … Continue reading
You want more Surveillance? You can have it.
I just read this: A new CNN/Time … Poll indicates four in ten Americans say they are willing to give up some civil liberties to fight terrorism. Only 38% favor expanding government monitoring of e-mail and cell phones. While this … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Terrorism, USA
Tagged civil liberties, Human Rights, PRISM, surveillance, Terrorism
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Easily Confused (23) Orange Revolution
Orange revolution: Orange counter-revolution: What little democratic progress was achieved in Ukraine, the Netherlands are undoing it.
Easily Confused (22) Mother and Son
A mother who trusts her son: A mother who doesn’t trust her son:
Posted in UK
Tagged monarchy, Netherlands, Prince Charles, Queen Beatrix, Queen Elizabeth II, Willem-Alexander
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A Road Trip around Israel
I have been to Israel many times and I dare say it’s my favourite country. Yet I don’t have a lot of photos from most of my visits. On most of my trips to Israel I was guiding youth groups … Continue reading
Geeks are killing us
When the Canadian Police announced yesterday that they had arrested two terrorist suspects who had planned to derail a train, I immediately had a picture of them in my mind. A stereotypical picture, but one which is sadly too often … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Islam, Technology, Terrorism
Tagged geeks, Human Rights, science, Terrorism
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Easily Confused (21) Miranda Rights
Miranda: Mirinda: As I get arrested less often than I get thirsty, I feel like my Mirinda rights are being violated more often.
Posted in Food, Human Rights, Law, USA
Tagged criminal law, Human Rights, miranda rights, miranda warning
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Who is responsible for the Boston Massacre?
I don’t understand all this excitement on CNN about the manhunt for the alleged perpetrators of the attacks in Boston. I thought it was perfectly clear that the Boston Massacre was committed by British soldiers. And why is this being … Continue reading
Good Intentions
A few weeks ago I determined that I need to lose weight. Since then I realised that my willpower alone would not do it and that I need to change my diet (which so far has consisted mainly of chocolate, … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 