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A Swift Blow to the Head: Alex Goodall's Blog

A Swift Blow to the Head: Alex Goodall's Blog

http://blog.dralexgoodall.com

Politics, history, opinion. A view of the Americas from the other side of the pond.

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  • Well, that\'s another fine mess you\'ve got me into...

    Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 07:07 in britain, brown, drugs policy

    What a shambles. The Brown government employs a scientific advisory council to provide them with supposedly objective information on the dangers of various illegal drugs, then refuses to listen to their advice. When the head of the council, David Nut...

  • University literacy standards

    Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 12:36 in usa, higher education

    Courtesy of HNN, I read this article by William O’Neill, which reports that the percentage of American graduates proficient in prose literacy has fallen by around 25%. “Apart from the oldest graduates having died the addition of ten, or at most e...

  • Sitting atop politics

    Posted on Saturday October 17th, 2009 at 05:31 in obama, usa, compromise

    This morning began with another indictment of Obama on the breakfast table: condemned for compromising too much, for looking too hard for Republican support, for failing to understand the true nature of modern Republicanism. This time it came from Da...

  • Problems viewing?

    Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 15:39

    One of my readers has been reporting continuing problems viewing this site, loading and adding comments. For the life of me, I've no idea why. Can I ask, is this a more general problem people are experiencing? If so could you let me know - especial...

  • Peaceniks and warniks

    Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 15:20 in obama, usa, nobel prize

    I was planning on avoiding comment on the whole Obama/Nobel thing, until this morning’s op-ed from Ross Douthat in the New York Times landed in my inbox, arguing that the president should have refused the prize. Not content to point out some of the...

  • Health care, the story so far

    Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 05:40 in usa, health care

    Great summary of this summer's health care from Elizabeth Drew in the New York Review of Books... "It's apparent that Obama is still learning the differences between campaigning and governing. And sometimes his inexperience shows. His speeches on he...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.92 out of a possible 5 based on 25 comments.

TheBugDoctor

4 stars The Bug Doctor

Excellent reading and your level approach is quite good.

Posted: August 26th, 2009 | More Reviews From TheBugDoctor | Report This Comment

drjalee52

5 stars Dr.James A. Lee

Great Blog. Well organized and good content.

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Theresa111

5 stars Theresa Hall

Love the avatar. that said, I found much thoughtful writing going on here. A must read especially for those who want to see our government succeed instead of being held back by a narrow minded party. SKDD

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annasellers

5 stars Anna Sellers

Very well written blog with an interesting perspective.

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Shinade

5 stars Shinade aka Jackie

A well written and wonderful blog! I am glad I found it and will continue to visit!

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gpizano

5 stars Gil Pizano

Very nice blog with good insightful information!

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yileen

5 stars Nikki L.

Your blog is awesome. Am so faving it!

Posted: August 16th, 2009 | More Reviews From yileen | Report This Comment

macgod42

4 stars tony booker

Interesting Blog, History CAN teach us many things (not all good...) but some lessons have already been learned, we have no need to learn them all over again...just look back and the answers are there. Wow, got a bit heavy there! Nice blog, like the angle, definitely my cup of tea.

Posted: August 14th, 2009 | More Reviews From macgod42 | Report This Comment

SumZero

5 stars Sum Zero

Great blog, but don't tell any other Americans I said so. Well, don't tell any Republicans. And ixnay on the eathday ommittecays. We're trying to slide those in under the radar, get it mate?

Posted: August 13th, 2009 | More Reviews From SumZero | Report This Comment

RosesErrands

5 stars Rose

Ok - I first read "Screw You, America!",*not really!. Grabbed my attention! Then as I continued to read on, the more interested I became. Thank you for adding me as a friend and I am intrigued. =D

Posted: August 13th, 2009 | More Reviews From RosesErrands | Report This Comment

FrumpInChief

5 stars Frumpzilla

Thanks for the add, Dr. Goodall. It's an honor, actually. I find your blog a marvelous read and I'd like to add a link to my Blogroll.

Best Regards,

F.

Posted: August 13th, 2009 | More Reviews From FrumpInChief | Report This Comment

puppy78

5 stars puppy-doggy

thnxs 4 the add.nice blog.if u want visit my blog
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Posted: August 12th, 2009 | More Reviews From puppy78 | Report This Comment

JensRealia

5 stars Jennifer

Good blog Alex. Nice to meet you on the web.
Jennifer

Posted: August 11th, 2009 | More Reviews From JensRealia | Report This Comment

tcinvestor

5 stars tcinvestor

Very original blog with insightful and interesting takes on a variety of historical info.

Posted: August 9th, 2009 | More Reviews From tcinvestor | Report This Comment

zindagi

5 stars zindagi

very well written and created !! strongly recommended

Posted: August 7th, 2009 | More Reviews From zindagi | Report This Comment

ideagirl

5 stars linda randall

President Obama is all about bringing change to his country for the better. I think people are afraid of change sometimes. Here in Canada we have a health care system, it works great and everyone is taken care of. :)

arts and entertainment site - have a good laugh!

http://ideagirlconsulting.wordpress.com

Posted: August 6th, 2009 | More Reviews From ideagirl | Report This Comment

Ahsanulkarim

5 stars Ahsanul karim

thoughtful site

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anticsrocks

5 stars Donald V. King

Very thought provoking. And that is ALWAYS a good thing!

Posted: August 3rd, 2009 | More Reviews From anticsrocks | Report This Comment

pillownaut

5 stars Heather

Thought-provoking, biting, interesting... with a good sense of irony. Compelling once you land on it... I'm still going through the older posts! :)

Posted: August 2nd, 2009 | More Reviews From pillownaut | Report This Comment

graffiti

5 stars Paul Baines

Mainly a political read, but a very entertaining one. Alex should be writing for the broadsheets.

Posted: August 1st, 2009 | More Reviews From graffiti | Report This Comment

joeyblogs

5 stars joey blogs

Seet!

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iwaller

5 stars Ike

Greatly enjoyed reading some of your articles. Really nice. Wishing you continued success.

Posted: July 28th, 2009 | More Reviews From iwaller | Report This Comment

ScottGreen

5 stars Scott Green

Erudite, articulate and intelligent.

A beautifully written, well researched blog.

Bookmark it now.

Posted: July 28th, 2009 | More Reviews From ScottGreen | Report This Comment

pinkmonkeychatter

5 stars Pink Monkey Chatter

Extremely informative and well-written. I will use this site to help prepare for my own classroom lectures.

Posted: April 29th, 2009 | More Reviews From pinkmonkeychatter | Report This Comment

PoliticsTodayUSA

5 stars Kevin

Very interesting blog with very interesting articles. Keep up the great work!

Posted: February 23rd, 2009 | More Reviews From PoliticsTodayUSA | Report This Comment

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