Better than the dump truck metaphor
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009"The Internet is not a credit card company." From one of the grandmothers annoyed at AT&T for trying to get one over on them, and assuming they're naive and vulnerable.
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"The Internet is not a credit card company." From one of the grandmothers annoyed at AT&T for trying to get one over on them, and assuming they're naive and vulnerable.
Public ownership for public institutions – ending religious control of schools and hospitals.
Monday, June 15th, 2009"The great motto of Mother Mary Aikenhead, who founded the Sisters of Charity, was 'give to the poor what the rich could buy with money.' What better way to live up to this mission, and to make recompense for the wrongs done to children, than to stop taking from the ...
What’s wrong with the academy – and how do we fix it?
Monday, April 27th, 2009I've been watching many of my friends post links to Mark Taylor's piece in today's NYT, where he identifies problems with the structure of the academy and proposes some solutions. I find the piece terribly problematic. "Expand the range of professional options for graduate students" he says - but offers no ...
Ireland should raise corporate tax rate…
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008At least that's the message I take from the IBEC statement that "the current position whereby companies are not obliged to negotiate with unions was the only competitive advantage we have" (we being Ireland). For a long time we've been told that Ireland needs to have a low corporate tax ...
