Archive for July, 2007

Transformed

Posted by Luke H on July 5th, 2007

I just finished watching the best action movie I have ever seen.

Oh wow. Everybody on the Interwebs was praying that Michael Bay wouldn’t screw this up. Well - he didn’t screw it up. I had such a great time watching Transformers. It was romantic, terrifically funny, had fun, believable acting and […]

Another guest post for Coming Anarchy. Please check their site if you wish to comment on this post. Thanks!
Last week I wrote:
But by the 1980s, it was clear that the region was no longer entirely peaceful… Democracy appeared to be weakening, and one academic warned of “Africanisation,” forecasting a dark future for Oceania.
…Meanwhile, […]

End compulsory schooling!

Posted by Phil on July 1st, 2007

Adapted from my S9 speech, delivered to Capital Toastmasters on Wednesday.  Feedback and criticism is welcomed, as well as advice, links to resources etc, as I’m currently writing a new transitional education policy.

Compulsory schooling is taken for granted today, yet it has been around for less than 200 years, and few people know how it […]