Month: June 2018

  • Poodling

    We used to be a peace-loving nation, or so I’m told, until our current right-wing government aided by the Secretary General of NATO turned our country into the Emperor’s poodle (no offence intended to poodles, believe me). However, I don’t think we’ve ever been any more peace-loving than the other lot, whoever they are (probably…

  • The “what if” game

    Have you heard the tale about the three wishes, the bickering couple and the sausage that ended up hanging from the wife’s nose? Nowadays, marital discord is more likely to be resolved with a murder than with a magical sausage implant. In fact, most people today, myself included, “don’t believe in” magic. But you never…

  • Rett skal være rett – et partipolitisk innslag

    Arbeiderpartiet sliter, sies det. Det kan være mange grunner til det, og media er stadig frampå med forklaringsmodeller. Jeg har mine egne tanker om dette og hint, selvfølgelig. I et demokrati må politiske partier tåle at det koster å ta upopulære avgjørelser, og følgelig tar de fleste partier alt for få av dem. Arbeiderpartiet er…