Another great documentary from the BBC. It gives a very balanced and matter-of-factly report of the refugee crisis, including surprisingly open and candid interviews with the main European protagonists. It provides interesting insights on how the European Union works, especially during a crisis. It shows the differing positions of the key players both at the… Read More »
They will probably favour big media and platforms and harm innovation. They should be rejected.The EFF as usual stands for freedom and sent an open letter to the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. “…low evidentiary standards required for copyright complaints, coupled with the lack of consequences for false copyright claims, are a form… Read More »
Conspiracy theories are all around us and too many people propagate them on social networks. Umberto Eco, one of the greatest thinkers of the past decades, put it very well: “Every conspiracy theory steers the public psyche toward imaginary perils, thereby distracting it from genuine threats.” https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/5lhODHqqZHUCqwOZcw2liL/Umberto-Eco–A-theory-of-conspiracies.html Conspiracies were an inspiration for Eco’s books. Other… Read More »
Great article from Niall Ferguson, another one from one the best modern thinkers – a top “Intellectual Dark Web” member 🙂Emotions are replacing facts and analysis. This is a real threat to democratic and free societies.Quote: “We live in an “emocracy”, where emotions rather than majorities rule and feelings matter more than reason. The stronger… Read More »
Evolucionismo, no contexto das sociedades humanas.Não tenho vocação para o proselitismo. Este post foi suscitado por uma interessante conversa com o Helder Ferreira. Creio que existe alguma confusão sobre o que significa Evolucionismo, no contexto da história e das sociedades humanas. Pretendo dar o meu humilde contributo para esclarecer a questão.Alguns confundem-no com Progressismo, o… Read More »
Right Collectivism- The Other Threat to Liberty, a book by Jeffrey Tucker. Preface by Deirdre McClusckeyThis is an essential book to understand the rise of a new form of right wing populism.Jeffrey Tucker is Director at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) founder of Liberty.me, economics adviser to FreeSociety.com, policy adviser of the Heartland Institute, founder of… Read More »
Conferência na Universidade do Porto ‘Basic Science of a Changing Climate’, 7–8 Setembro 2018 https://www.portoconference2018.org/ Há mais de 10 anos que sigo esta temática. Não confio na forma demasiado politizada como as questões climáticas têm vindo a ser tratadas, nomeadamente, como nos querem impingir um “consenso científico” que soa a falso. O que me levou… Read More »