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What Does ‘Keynesian’ Mean? | Jonathan Portes | Vox | 07 February 2012

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At last, some clear thinking on what it really means to be a Keynesian. Who should the term cover? Short answer – just about everyone with a serious opinion on economics. Regrettably though, it's become a politicised label

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Open Your Mouth And You're Dead | James Nestor | Outside | 25 January 2012

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"Kitahama’s face is pale blue, her mouth agape, her head craned back like a dead bird’s. Through her swim mask her eyes are wide and unblinking, staring at the sun. She isn’t breathing." Welcome to the freediving world championships

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Vagabond King | Simon Akam | New Statesman | 02 February 2012

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Profile of Valentine Strasser, made president of Sierra Leone at 25 by military coup in 1992; forced out after four years; tried to study in Britain; returned, lives with his mother, drinks gin by the roadside, reminisces

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The Worst Banker In History | Giles Milton | Surviving History | 07 February 2012

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Some may argue there are contenders of more recent vintage but Milton proposes John Blunt. "The countdown to disaster began in January 1720, when Blunt developed a scheme to eradicate Britain’s crippling national debt"

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Why Cognitive Enhancement Is In Your Future (And Your Past) | Ross Anderson | Atlantic | 06 February 2012

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Conversation with bioethicist Allen Buchanan. Interesting throughout. "It might turn out that the only way to prevent us from going extinct, or to prevent some great worsening of our condition, is to enhance some of our capacities"

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Purcell And A Pint | Maggie Faultless | Guardian | 06 February 2012

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Musicians from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment take classical music on a tour of London pubs. Where the atmosphere is relaxed and respectful, not silent and reverential. More enjoyable, more historically authentic

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The Honor Of Aleppo | Fouad Ajami | New Republic | 07 February 2012

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New novel puts Syrian revolt in context. It's not available in English yet so it's summarised here. Ajami's analysis: This is a "rebellion of wrath and disinheritance" with a strong sectarian element (Free for Browser readers)

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It's Time To End The Greek Rescue Farce | Stefan Kaiser | Spiegel | 07 February 2012

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It's time for politicians to wake up, get serious about Greece. Latest plans only delay insolvency. Austerity is killing the economy and increasing debt ratio. Greece must accept bankruptcy. And Germany must pay for the consequences

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This Chart Is A Lonely Hunter | Reif Larsen | Millions | 07 February 2012

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Worth posting for the headline alone. On the seduction of newspaper infographics. "Visuals are easy to make, but they are also easy to fake, and their allure can turn them into potentially dangerous pieces of evidence"

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A World Divided – Or Coming Together? | Paul Rogers | Oxford Research Group | 02 February 2012

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Fine essay on global implications and historical context of Western protests at free market economics and growing income inequality. Are the Occupy movement, radical protests in India and China, and the Arab awakening connected?

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