via Cristian Mihai: The 7 Golden Rules of Blogging
This link has to be interesting to everyone thinking of taking up blogging. Cristian Mihai condenses his knowledge and experience on the subject in what he calls The 7 Golden Rules of Blogging. And it is a good read for everyone else too.
Santi di Tito’s famous portrait of Niccolò Machiavelli, now residing in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
May 3, 1469: Would Machiavelli have thought that celebrating birthdays was a betrayal of weakness? The Renaissance Italian philosopher was born 544 years ago today.
via Telepolis: Die Antiquiertheit der Demokratie
Ist die Demokratie ein Auslaufmodell? Hat es sie je gegeben, wenn ja, wo und in welcher Form? Wie steht es um die Freiheit und die Menschenrechte? Welche Rolle spielt der Kapitalismus? Ist “einbischen” Totalitarismus hinnehmbar oder gar wünschenswert? Führt er möglicherweise zu höheren Wachstumsraten (siehe China)? Tomasz Konicz sucht angesichts der gegenwärtigen Diskussion (Michael Spence, Daniel A. Bell) nach Antworten.
The former Secretary of the Democratic Party (PD) Bersani received a lot of criticism lately, most of it hard-earned and well deserved. Yes, he messed up the presidential elections, yes, he courted an obviously uninterested bride (M5S) in a bid to form a minority government wasting 50 odd days in the process. Yes, he damaged his standing (and that of his party) needlessly by this appalling exercise (transmitted via live-streaming). All forgiven! This can happen when you have a bad spell. Continue reading
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