Archive for November 10th, 2008

The BBC reports that the EU will finally begin talks with Russia for the first time since the Ossetian conflict.
European Union foreign ministers have decided to resume partnership talks with Russia, despite failing to reach unanimous agreement.
Lithuania, the former Soviet republic, remains unconvinced, saying the decision is a “mistake”.
The EU suspended talks over Russia’s [...]

He is, indeed, a true American hero, and his work, from Common Sense to the Age of Reason, is recommended to anyone with a brain. A few money quotes:
From The Age of Reason (which I’m currently reading):
Each of those churches show certain books, which they call revelation, or the word of God. The Jews say, [...]