In her recently published book The internet is broken. But we can fix it, Marleen Stikker, internet pioneer, philosopher, and co-founder… Source: 25 Years of Internet: It’s Broken, but We Can Fix It Opinion: Another David Bowie pic? Well, I like him and sometimes I wonder if his spirit periodically hovers around those of us… Read More 25 Years of Internet: It’s Broken, but We Can Fix It | + Opinion
https://soundcloud.com/earthpages/reflections-defeating-hitler-how-what-became-the-cia-smashed-nazi-germany-into-pieces-s1-e4 My reflections on the article: Defeating Hitler: How What Became the CIA Smashed Nazi Germany Into Pieces | The National Interest To hear a slightly updated version, with identical spoken content but a couple of the longer gaps shortened, click on the mic at right, leading to buzzsprout. And if neither of those two… Read More Listen to Reflections – Defeating Hitler: How What Became the CIA Smashed Nazi Germany Into Pieces | Podcast S1-E4
A difficult mission. Source: Defeating Hitler: How What Became the CIA Smashed Nazi Germany Into Pieces | The National Interest Opinion: Who me? Getting political? I never thought it would happen. The first part of my life was mostly about sorting out issues, understanding society, and discovering my religious path. Now that I’ve found my… Read More Defeating Hitler: How What Became the CIA Smashed Nazi Germany Into Pieces | The National Interest | + Opinion
As the former director of France’s MI6 joins a Russian propaganda channel Stephen Komarnyckyj reports on a new phase of Putin’s hybrid warfare. Source: Spies Who Go Into the Cold: How Russian Media Recruits Western Intelligence Officials – Byline Times Opinion (with a touch of fantasy/fiction): If your cable package includes RT (formerly Russia Today)… Read More Spies Who Go Into the Cold: How Russian Media Recruits Western Intelligence Officials – Byline Times | + Opinion
Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching says “we are very lucky we have such exceptional security agencies,” here in the nation, following the recent uncovering of an operation of foreign spies on Australian soil by ASIO. On Monday, ASIO Director-General of Security Mike Burgess said a sleeper agent was operating in Australia for years, gathering intelligence on… Read More Uncovering of foreign spies in Australia ‘is very serious’ | Sky News Australia | + Opinion
It can end in tears Source: The CEO who loved me – Spies often use businesses as cover | Business | The Economist Opinion: Any spies out there who want to see what kind of coverage you’re getting? Just use Quite RSS. It has a nice “search” feature you don’t have to pay a cent… Read More The CEO who loved me – Spies often use businesses as cover | Business | The Economist | + Opinion
Source: 15 Professors Who Were Also Criminals Opinion: This morning I wanted to post an article called something like “The Criminalization of Academia” but soon realized that my word usage would have been incorrect. The word “criminalization” means turning something legitimate or tolerated into a criminal act—that is, illegal. Interestingly, the word usage for “criminalization”… Read More 15 Professors Who Were Also Criminals | + Opinion
Opinion: This Reddit link points to a thread containing a scholarly PDF about motives for entering monasteries, along with just how those monasteries are funded. To me, it seems most people turn a blind eye to the possibility that Buddhism can be just as corrupt as any other religion, including Roman Catholicism. Stories about Catholic… Read More Tibetan Buddhism and Mass Monasticism : Buddhism | + Opinion
in this remarkable video series, The Story of Medieval Britain. I’ve only watched the first two episodes but am already hooked. Jennifer Paxton Ph.D. is lively, knowledgeable and strikes a great balance between detail and accessibility. And so far she’s stayed away from the low-end sex jokes that some professors in The Great Courses make… Read More Steady infiltration or sudden conquest? – One of the questions asked…
During the Gettysburg Address in 1863, Abraham Lincoln stated that “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.” He must have thought democracy to be the best political system in the world. Albert Camus, a French philosopher trusted democracy to be the protection of the minority. For… Read More Corruption weakens democracy – myRepublica – The New York Times Partner, Latest news of Nepal in English, Latest News Articles | + Opinion
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