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The miracle of Iceland in five easy pieces 1 Aug 2012 | 08:47 pm
A quick update: So almost four years after the prime minister asked God to bless his country on national television, Iceland sought the help of the IMF, the currency plummeted in value and the middle ...
Here we go again… 7 Aug 2011 | 12:09 am
Had we not agreed to collectively stick our heads in the sand and wait this thing out? But here we go again… On the ratings agencies: To listen to European and US figureheads pour scorn over the cr...
Render Unto Caesar…Or Not 29 Jul 2011 | 11:12 pm
For the next couple of weeks Icelanders can head down to the tax office and check out what their neighbours and co-workers are rendering unto Caesar for the year 2010. The tax returns might not make ...
Breivik´s legacy 28 Jul 2011 | 02:43 am
Anders Breivik´s obviously cares deeply about his legacy. He appears hopeful that his actions will spur a Western revolution against muslims, feminists, atheists and left wing liberals shaping our wor...
First the Economic Crisis, Then the Social Crisis 27 Jul 2011 | 03:19 am
The first shock of the 2008 economic crisis encouraged Iceland to apply for EU membership, but its social effects and local political dispute appears to be turning the tide towards a rejection in a na...
They don’t fake it in the Vatican – Iceland President And Pope Trading Untruths 17 May 2011 | 07:44 am
Political scientist Jack Snyder claims that individuals and groups can gain significant power if they can convince others of their ideas, as those become the norms and ideas which shape our reality. ...
Real Reform Or Just More Of The Same? 29 Jan 2011 | 12:37 am
If a whole election would be ruled illegal by the supreme court in any civilized nation, the minister responsible for the election would surely resign. In the case of the Icelandic constitutional ass...
How Things Really Work In Iceland 26 Jan 2011 | 11:01 am
Still scratching your head over the power plays surrounding the constitutional assembly? Well scratch away as the Employers’ Association under the leadership of the Independence Party’s Vilhjalmur Eg...
Skafti Hardarson Will Inherit Iceland 26 Jan 2011 | 06:55 am
Skafti Hardarson will inherit Iceland. For those who are not fluent in Icelandic, Skafti is the Icelandic version of Glenn Beck, albeit with a much smaller following, a blog site instead of a TV show...
In Whose Name? 25 Jan 2011 | 10:57 pm
Remember Indefence? The group which persuaded the president of Iceland not to sign the IceSave agreement last year. Which many believe has saved Icelandic taxpayers some serious amounts with the agree...
