Author Archives: Ingolf Eide

A Personal Comment on Syria

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Ingolf Eide

Setting aside the question of evidence, there’s a serious problem with the contention that Syria carried out the recent chemical attack in Douma. It requires us to accept not only that the Syrian government is evil but also that it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics - international | 38 Comments

Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul? | Jesse McCarthy at The Point

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Ingolf Eide

In this marvellous essay, Jesse McCarthy puzzles over why there is “a bloody knot in the social fabric that is as vivid in Ferguson, Missouri today as it was in Baldwin’s Harlem half a century ago.” He starts with “Fifth … Continue reading →

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Turnbull

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Ingolf Eide

Following David’s excellent post on the NBN, a somewhat related aside. Malcolm Turnbull was interviewed on AM yesterday about the NBN review, followed by a brief minuet around some current political dramas. What a contrast. By comparison, his colleagues still … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics - national | 19 Comments

Don’t isolate Russia | Tom Switzer

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Ingolf Eide

Putin currently graces the cover of Time, Newsweek, Der Spiegel and The Economist, together with a host of lesser publications. Always unfavourably of course, with the possible exception of Time where the headline is “Cold War II” and the subhead … Continue reading →

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Lord Salisbury’s Lessons for Great Powers

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Ingolf Eide

The noise and drama surrounding Putin, Russia and the Ukraine obscure crucial foreign policy principles. In “Lord Salisbury’s Lessons for Great Powers”, Robert Merry takes a closer look at what they might be. First, avoid promiscuous jingoism of the kind … Continue reading →

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‘The mind . . . in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven’

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Ingolf Eide

Remarkable article about how our social experience and the way we come to frame our lives influences gene-expression. I would’ve bet my eyeteeth that we’d get a lot of noisy results that are inconsistent from one realm to another. And … Continue reading →

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Appeal to General Dempsey | Consortiumnews

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Ingolf Eide

MEMORANDUM FOR: General Martin Dempsey, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity 1 SUBJECT: Syria and Our Oath to Defend the Constitution Dear Gen. Dempsey: Summary:  We refer to your acknowledgment, in your letter of July … Continue reading →

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