Introduction The American guru of investing Warren Buffet has called derivatives “Weapons of Mass Destruction – WMDs”. The world’s second-richest man
Continue readingWednesday 20th March 2013: Questions arising from the “Cyprus” issue
On Tuesday 19th March 2013 the Cypriot Parliament said “no” to the 16 March 2013 Eurogroup decision to apply a
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But how dare they? It all started in the early hours of Saturday 16 March, when the Eurogroup announced its
Continue readingThe cleansing of Lent Monday – A conceptual-linguistic detour / Η καθαρση της Καθαρας Δευτερας – Μια περιηγηση εις τον γλωσσο-εννοιολογικον χωρον
Επερχομενης καλπαζουσης της Καθαρας Δευτερας, αποδιδομαι ελευθερως εις περιηγησιν εις τον γλωσσο-εννοιολογικον μετα-σημασιολογικον χωρον, εναγωνιως αποζητων την αποδομητικην αποκαταστασιν της
Continue readingThe Teutoburg Forest Battle
Introduction Reading H.A.L. Fisher’s “A History of Europe” I stumbled upon the battle of Teutoburg Forrest in 9 A.D. and
Continue readingWe got out of the ICU, but are still in the hospital – «Βγήκαμε από την εντατική, αλλά όχι από το νοσοκομείο»
Εδηλωσε σημερα ο Πρωθυπουργος της Ελλαδος κ. Σαμαρας. Το κακο ειναι οτι δεν ανεφερε απο ποιαν ασθενεια πασχει ο ασθενης.
Continue readingProselytizing children and adolescents to fascism – Greece’s Golden Dawn “spiritual awakening” seminars
Europe has a tradition in democracy. Democracy was born in Athens, Greece. However, today democracy is having a really tough
Continue readingReflecting on the results of the Italian Elections, February 2013: When things don’t work, they don’t work.
A lot has been written about the results of the Italian elections. The ink has not dried yet. I want to
Continue reading“Growth or austerity” and other questions on the problems of Europe
When one question becomes many When I started writing this article, I wanted to offer some views on the debate
Continue readingAdventures and perils in the life of an innocent flower, or more than one
In 1957 Mao wrote: “Letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy of
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