Interesting links

…and the history behind their crests.

A split within the Fathers for Justice protest group shows up disturbing militant tendencies in the militant wing.

Several British Google map mash ups: * Find news on a local sports team * Travel News (seems not to work on Safari at present) * London traffic cams Fantastic stuff. O’Reilly Radar via the Map Room.

In an interesting discussion on the pros and cons of democracy at MetaFilter, someone commented: “A democracy killed Socrates”. I’ve heard this line of argument before (in fact, there are whole books on the subject – I.F. Stone’s The Death of Socrates, if it’s still in print)

Europundit reports onthe amazing breakthrough that has allowed scientists to decipher the Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Still to come: a vast expansion in the number and accuracy of classical and early Christian texts. Here already: 10% more Archilochos that previously existed, and fragments of an entirely new play by Sophokles.

The Independent, the campaigning tabloid it’s OK to like, has a very interesting and true story this morning about the greenhouse gas cost of rising cheap flights. The article’s most spot-on point is the UK Government’s confusion on the issue of air travel. On the one hand,

…and how they’re different. Even in 1997, the much-mourned Suck understood the real priorities.

Oh. Scrap that.

Reason investigates America’s anti-defamation industry..

My former school surely has the UGLIEST web site in the world. And don’t get me started on the URL.