Michael Lewis is a great writer. He used to work on Wall Street in the 1980s and, after making some good money, went on to write the insider account of the stock-trading culture, a book called Liar’s Poker, which is still well worth reading today. What is great about Lewis is his ability to tear [...]
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Irish Politicians Lie, Cheat and Steal – Shock!
Posted in Irish Politics, tagged ireland corrupt, irish financial crisis, irish financial regulators, irish regulators, unicredit on December 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’d just like to call attention to this extremely interesting piece on why Irish politicians are keen to cover up regulatory breaches in a certain company based in Ireland. This country is truly in the toilet – and the only way out is to stop the lies and the deceit and… well… man up and [...]
Is Fintan O’ Toole a Soviet Spy?
Posted in Irish Politics, tagged fintan o toole, irish political reform, irish politics, keynesianism, keynseian revolution on December 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Okay, that’s a terrible headline – let’s just get it straight before I find myself in front of a judge… I’m kidding. I actually rather like Fintan O’ Toole – I think he’s one of Ireland’s strongest political commentators, not to mention one of the best writers in the country. Usually, I agree with most [...]
Ireland’s Categorical Imperative
Posted in Irish Politics, tagged categorical imperative, eu bailout, irish legal system, jacques lacan, kant, lacan, Law on November 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So runs the great Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant’s idea of a categorical imperative. What Kant failed to notice, of course, was that the categorical imperative opened the way, not just for absolute good, but also for absolute evil. The French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan pointed this out apropos of the French writer the Marquis De Sade. [...]
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