Essays & Opinion

Internet Immortals

May 31, 2008

Art and immortality go hand in hand. Artists aspire to escape their own inevitable end by creating something that will live on. ...

Death and Taxes

May 24, 2008

Inheritance tax is the tax that seemingly everyone hates. Wherever you look, you cannot find a politician who argues for it. They...

Mildew, My Lord?

May 17, 2008

The Bible is a popular book, no doubt about it. It may well be the most popular book of all time. Which...

The Worst Form of Government?

May 10, 2008

Many forms of Government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is...

Uncharitable Celebrity

May 3, 2008

Celebrity. It is part of the solution to all problems. That and raising awareness. Child starving in Africa? Then better...

Namesake Donations

April 26, 2008

Namesakes are problematic. If you have the same name as another person, you somehow get linked to them in people's minds, even though...

Taboo or not Taboo, What’s in a Word?

April 19, 2008

Words. Sounds. Language. How and why do some words become taboo, and why should mere words ever be taboo? There is something...

What is Your Status?

April 13, 2008

Why did so many people get worked up when there was a mandatory "is" included in Facebook status updates? It is a strange...

Selling Bits of Music

April 5, 2008

The music industry really is turning completely bonkers. First, Radiohead sell an entire album for whatever people fancy paying, from UK£0.00 to UK£99.99...

Introducing an Iterative Biography of Thought

March 29, 2008

It occurs to me that some of you may not know who I am. Reading what I write is a good a way...

The Polish Plumber Exchange Program

March 24, 2008

In Britain, last week's newspapers were full of stories about the number of people on incapacity benefit and other welfare payments. The subtext...

One Voter, One Vote… Black or White

March 16, 2008

I have been struggling for a while with collecting all the data necessary for this blog, so this is me giving up and admitting...

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About Halfthoughts

This website showcases content created by Eric Priezkalns, who also uses the pen name Ray Blank when writing science fiction. It includes stories, essays, poems, short films and audio recordings.