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Notes on Greenspan, Rubin and the Party of Davos
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Neoliberalism and Bottom-line morality
From the Reagan era onward I have been impressed
with how regularly liberal and left-leaning economists I knew, who
went to work in industry and finance, very soon became pro-business,
anti-labour, and politically right wing.
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The hidden dimension of Christmas
The word “Christmas” is a derivative of the old
English cristes maesse, or “Christ’s Mass”. There is nothing in the
Holy Scriptures to say that Christmas is a religious holiday nor is
there any guidance in the book as to how Christmas should be
observed. This lacuna has enabled various cultures around the World
to develop rituals and popular traditions of their own for
Christmas.
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‘Star of Bethlehem was a comet’
Sri Lankan scientist Professor Chandra
Wickramasinghe thinks what is known as the “Star of Bethlehem” which
appeared in the sky over the place where baby Jesus was born could
be a Comet rather than a star.
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