Ancient civilizations had no word for the color blue. It was the last color to appear in many languages, including Greek, Chinese, Japanese, and Hebrew. In The Odyssey, Homer describes the “wine-dark” sea. According to one linguist, every culture begins with words for dark and light. The next color described is red, then yellow and green, and…
Read moreRory McIlroy opens as betting favorite for October skins match with Tiger Woods in Japan
Earlier this week, ESPN reported that a PGA Tour-sanctioned skins match involving Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Hideki Matsuyama will take place in Japan this October. BetOnline.ag has been quick to offer odds on the one-day event, and have made Rory McIlroy favorite to win the competition with odds of +150, while the…
Read moreTweets of the Week: Stenson snaps, Rose’s shank of the year, and G-Mac loses his temper
Shane Lowry produced the performance of his life to win the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush, but in a great week of golf, here are some of the things you may have missed, and some of the quirkier moments from the world of golf dished out in the Twittersphere over the past seven days. Impressions…
Read moreThe 6 best #GolfWRX photos on Instagram today (7.22.19)
In this segment, we’ll be taking a look at some of the best #GolfWRX tagged photos on Instagram. In case you aren’t already, there’s a whole load of action going on at our page, so follow us: @golfwrx Let’s get to it then, here are six of the best #GolfWRX photos from the past 24 hours….
Read moreIncentivising an ethical economics
An ethical economic system – where everyone has a stake in future well-being – is essential to address the problems facing the economy and society. To achieve this, policy makers should look to Britain’s history for inspiration. There are two clear periods in our past when everyone in society contributed to the population’s basic social…
Read moreBrooks Koepka expresses his frustration over J.B. Holmes’ slow play at The Open
Brooks Koepka began 2019 by calling out golf’s authorities for their lack of action over the slow play issue surrounding the game, and on Sunday at the Open Championship, the 29-year-old appeared visibly agitated over the speed of playing partner J.B. Holmes. The two men teed off at 1.37 PM local time in the final…
Read moreThe ups and downs and clashes of Western civilization
Recently, Javier Ortega Smith, the leader of Vox, the populist radical right party in Spain, came under scrutiny for language that Spanish Attorney General Luis Navajas called ‘abominable’ and ‘repulsive’ but not a hate crime. Ortega Smith claimed: ‘Our common enemy, the enemy of Europe, the enemy of liberty, the enemy of progress, the enemy…
Read moreA short piece on the “accidental death” of young black Londoner Rashan Charles
In the London Borough of Hackney, in the early hours of 22 July 2017, a police officer pursued a young black man into a convenience store. Within minutes the young man was dead. His name was Rashan Charles. He was 20 years old, the eldest of seven children, a father himself, his daughter nearly two…
Read moreRevealed: the files that expose ERG as a militant “party within a party”
A group of pro-Brexit Tory MPs led by Jacob Rees-Mogg were spoon-fed questions intended to undermine their own government. The European Research Group encouraged its members to wrong-foot the prime minister and senior ministers on everything from control of migration to trade deals and EU laws, according to a cache of private documents obtained by…
Read moreWhy the radical right love their intellectuals
For a part of the political spectrum that is so notorious for disparaging intellectuals, the radical right is very appreciative of those prominent libertarian voices that stand out from the crowd and champion men’s rights, anti-immigration, and second amendment rights. As universities grow increasingly uncomfortable employing academics or welcoming speakers who promote hate speech and…
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