The diaries of the journalist who helped expose the Soviet Terror Famine in the Ukraine are now on display in Cambridge.  At the time of his writings he was denounced as a liar by Soviet sympathizers including Walter Duranty of the New York Times.  Had he not died in suspicious circumstances he would no doubt [...]

From a Guardian comments thread:
“Anyone with half a brain knows the planets resources are finite and in simple terms running out.”
Whereas anyone with a whole brain knows that this is simply not true and that more efficient technologies, new materials and new recycling techniques will mean that these worries about “running out” of resources will [...]

Some more apocalyptic enviro-loonery in the Guardian from the sub-Gaian organically lemonistically sour green cult. In an article that seamlessly conjoins 4th rate writing, 5th rate reasoning and 1st rate pretentiousness Alex Renton argues that rich people should stop reproducing* because they produce more carbon emissions than poor people. That’s right, he argues that [...]

Tim Worstall gives a simple answer to a simple question that he finds in the Guardian:

Does the rightwing coup in Honduras represent a return to the days of rule by violence in South America?
No.
Honduras is in Central America.
Really, where does the Guardian find these people so willing to jump at any chance to excuse the [...]