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The curious case of functional social democracies

If you browse discussion threads or engaged in bar room banter long enough, invariably a bleeding heart who advocates socialist policies (namely wealth redistribution),...

World Sorry Day

Saudi Arabia, in its role as head of the UN Human Rights Council, has announced the inaugural World Sorry Day. The idea of such...

Could the US and Saudi Arabia break up?

Allow me to speculate a little wildly on a few factors regarding the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia. It is fair to say...

Hajj deaths due to ‘fate’

The blame shifting has well and truly begun after the Hajj 'pilgrimage' crush which killed over 700 and injured at least an additional 900. Scores...

Tragedy strikes Hajj again

In the new spiritual home of the UN's Human Rights Council, an annual, but predictable, tragedy has occured yet again. The pointless deaths now...

You have the right to be crucified and beheaded: Human Rights...

An international campaign has been launched to try and prevent the crucifixion and beheading of young Saudi man, Ali Mohammed al-Nimr. Mr al-Nimr was arrested...

Saudi to be head of UN human rights committee

There were smiles and congratulations all round (though no champagne corks popping - the prophet does not approve) as Faisal Trad, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador...

Guess whose family owned the crane that fell and killed over...

You've guessed it - Osama bin Laden. According to the American media site 'Young Cons', the crane that happened to fall on the Meccan mosque on...