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The BBC Reith Lecture – an interesting insight into human nature

Posted on June 29, 2012 by David Ould in Anglican Communion, brief thoughts 3 Comments

The BBC Reith Lectures are always stimulating. Yesterday I listened to a great one by Niall Ferguson entitled “The Darwinian Economy“. The transcript is here. There’s lots of good stuff on the current economic crisis. Ferguson states his basic thesis: In my view, the lesson of the 1970s is not that deregulation is bad, but that [...]

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Sin and Grace in Hamlet

Posted on March 21, 2011 by David Ould in Blog No Comments

Just a short observation. In Act 2, Scene 2 of Hamlet the players arrive and we have a brief performance. Afterwards, Hamlet asks Polonius to look after his guests… Hamlet's request is plain enough… 'Tis well: I'll have thee speak out the rest soon. Good my lord, will you see the players well bestow'd? Do you hear, let [...]

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