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Niall Ferguson threatens to sue Mishra

Oh dear. We now hear that Ferguson is threatening legal action, which rather undermines my point about the classiness of ‘counter-speech’ over legal threats. Continue reading

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Linklog for 7th June to 21st June

My del.icio.us links: 7th June to 21st June Is Google Making Us Stupid? – As we are drained of our “inner repertory of dense cultural inheritance,” Foreman concluded, we risk turning into “‘pancake people’—spread wide and thin as we connect … Continue reading

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Linklog for 25th May to 28th May

My del.icio.us links: 25th May to 28th May Hallelujah! – Brian Appleyard on Leonard Cohen's modern masterpiece Jesus Rodriguez Velasco – Striking design, reminds me of Borges for some reason. Democratic Candidates and Technological Metaphors – Clinton is Yahoo, Obama … Continue reading

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