international relations

Wikileaks, StratFor and the Importance of Primary Sources – How to Lower Your Own Ignorance

In books, current affairs, international relations, journalism & media on 2 March 2012 with no comments

Socrates supposedly once said that one should just accept that one’s own ignorance is the only thing to be certain about. In my experience, a lot of our own ignorance is formed and shaped by how we choose to inform ourselves. The less you think about the sources you get your information from, the more [...]

The worst kind of hypocrisy

In current affairs, international relations on 11 July 2009 with no comments

Why does a government going broke spend millions for a memorial service of someone they tried to prosecute for child molestation for years? Why does the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People raise money for an individual who actually spent a small fortune testing the boundaries of medical science in order to actually [...]