A rare insight by way of a blog by Paul, a ‘right-of-center, gun-owning, gay Texan’, here quoting Keith Burgess-Jackson (BJ), who calls himself the Anal Philosopher: ‘Conservatism is committed to a presumption in favor of tradition. Presumptions by their nature are rebuttable. Law is filled with presumptions… There is a legal presumption that Continue reading
Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey’s assertion that, amongst other things, ‘no great invention has come for many hundred years from Muslim countries’ was always going to whip up Muslim anger, accusations of racism and almost tiresome listing of Muslim achievements. Carey may have a point, but he finds himself hurling stones from Continue reading
Marketing has been prompted to compare easyGroup’s Stelios Haji-Ioannou with Virgin entrepreneur Richard Branson, following the announcement that cheap flights, cheap car rental, cheap cinema, cheap buses, cheap credit cards and other cheap stuff are to be joined by… easy4men, a cheap toiletries range. Now I might boast about getting a cheap flight Continue reading
According to some survey (I’ve lost the reference) sex, free and chocolate are the three words most likely to catch the eye, so advertisers everywhere should be working them into their copy. Of course, sex-free chocolate is somehow off putting, so you need to cheat and switch the order a little to create Continue reading
Having had a pop at Pink, I was reminded of a study – reported in the New Scientist – that suggests children who develop a fascination with celebrities, are likely to be more popular and better adjusted than their squarer piers. The desire to suck-up to ‘prestigious individuals’ is a survival mechanism; ‘prestigious Continue reading
