Monthly Archives: May 2021

Cultural Relativism in Afghanistan

As the US withdraws its troops from Afghanistan, there’s much hand-wringing about multiple issues. So, worth remembering a few things, like this from DailyCaller, Nov 2017: U.S. troops deploying to Afghanistan were taught for years that child sex abuse is … Continue reading

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Los escándalos de Alfonso XIII

Esta entrada en Conversación sobre Historia es muy interesante: se detallan las campañas propagandísticas contra Alfonso XIII que fueron erosionando a la monarquía española, hasta hacer posible la transición hasta la II República que, como todos sabemos, fue una idea … Continue reading

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How Bellingcat Operates as a Tool of Western Intelligence Agencies

(Updated on May 1, 2023) Bellingcat has often been denounced, by multiple reputable media outlets, as something other than a media outlet. In 2018, the UK’s The Independent noted that it “has grown a lot beyond its shoestring origins. It … Continue reading

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Podemos en Venezuela: Cómo Monedero llegó a la Fundación CEPS

(Esto es un extracto de mi nuevo libro, “Podemos en Venezuela”, publicado por Homo Legens y disponible aquí y aquí) La CEPS de los dos profesores valencianos había seguido actuando en Venezuela todo este tiempo. De hecho, según escribe Martínez Dalmau en su … Continue reading

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Destiny

Peter Watts writes, in his short story “Hotshot”: All those times I dared them to kick me out; all those times they smugly held the door open and dared me to leave. All those times I kept trying to be … Continue reading

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