The late nineteenth and early twentieth century world’s fairs were instrumental in transitioning America from an economy of production to one of consumption. Their role in bringing about this sh… more →
The Frailest Thingwrote 1 day ago: Pretty silly question, huh? Well, several bloggers have begun a campaign to “investigate … more →
wrote 6 days ago: So … the UK national debt is > £1tn Or, with all the scary zeroes, £1,041,000,000,000 at ti … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I’m sure anyone reading this blog knows that I lean left politically, but I am far more concer … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Quote from drugscope.co.uk: Examples of users needing £15,000 to £30,000 a year to fund drug habits … more →
wrote 1 week ago: The university wants to privatise 10% of their services, mainly to make more money even though they … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Centuries ago expeditions were made and battles were fought to conquer kingdoms, cities and lands to … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I haven’t written a post in a while, and I’d like to get back to it by asking a question … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I have been in the Aegean since the 1st of May and it has been difficult following any news from Aus … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Earlier this week, one of the letters to the Editor took the local newspaper to task for giving a … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: The conceptualization of purity. The definitional phenomena of this term has perplexed me in a way t … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Well, I’ve delayed this long enough. I kept hoping for some inspirational way to close this, a … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: The debt crisis and the current political vacuum that Greece has found itself in since the election … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I have found myself in a state of “paralysis by analysis” this week; with so many politi … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: . It looks as if there will be new elections in Greece soon, as the overall winner New Democracy led … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I have found that there are three major essentials for as democratic republic to succeed. Step one i … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: A must-read for anyone dissatisfied with our nation’s current economy: http://digg.com/newsbar … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I have found that there are three major essentials for as democratic republic to succeed. (or four, … more →
wrote 1 month ago: By Carrie Levesque Recently in the Russian Novel of Conscience course we have been discussing Yevgen … more →
wrote 1 month ago: image source from punch article To celebrate May Day I will recommend this article by Joe Hildebrand … more →