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Why I am a Zionist

By chris | Published: 19 October 2009
I thoroughly applauded Recip Erdogan in taking to task Israeli President Shimon Peres at Davos in January over operation Cast Lead (the Israeli assault on Gaza), so why have I recently started calling myself a Zionist? Let me explain.
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Mansfield Park, The Slave Trade & Iran

By chris | Published: 7 October 2009
The slave trade subtext Mansfield Park were hardly accidental, Austen surely suggesting that the ethical ideas she was exploring in a family setting could be framed by the slavery question (to what extent is ‘absolute authority’ ever just or wise) but also the ethical drama of the family had a bearing on wider issues such [...]
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