Author Archives: odeboyz

A milkman delivers

Posted on April 19, 2025 by odeboyz
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John Sinclair on American Socialism

Posted on April 16, 2025 by odeboyz

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires. Quoted in James O’Brien How they broke Britain p221

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Women after my own heart

Posted on April 12, 2025 by odeboyz
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Henrik Ibsen’s (alleged) last words

Posted on April 9, 2025 by odeboyz

Nurse: “Well you seem to being doing better today.” Ibsen: “On the contrary.” He then died.

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Muhammad Ali’s wisdom

Posted on April 9, 2025 by odeboyz

“I don’t trust anyone who’s nice to me but rude to the waiter. Because they would treat me the  same way if I were in that position.”

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Not in Canada

Posted on April 5, 2025 by odeboyz
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A Spike Milligan quip

Posted on April 2, 2025 by odeboyz

“What would you rather have: a boring truth, or an exciting lie?”

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War Studies: Crimea, 2014: Might is right

Posted on April 2, 2025 by odeboyz

“Might makes right” has been described as the credo of totalitarian regimes.1 The doctrine was first developed by the Ancient Greeks, “justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger”….”2 The Russian invasion of Crimea was an audacious example of ‘might is right’. … Continue reading →

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Working at the White House

Posted on March 26, 2025 by odeboyz

“If I’m going to be trivial, inconsequential, and deceitful…I might as well be in government.” Joseph Heller Closing Time (1994) p159

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Book Review: Lucy Hughes-Hallett ~ The Scapegoat: The brilliant brief life of the duke of Buckingham (2024

Posted on March 26, 2025 by odeboyz

Lucy is a brilliant biographer. She uses her vivid writing skills to paint a picture of people and period. Her chapters range from a single page to full-scale analysis. The book includes stunning colour plates of some the 17th century’s … Continue reading →

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