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Archive for December, 2008
Sachs gives us good news
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kay’s letter to the Queen
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
FT.com / Columnists / John Kay – Kudos for the contrarian
Shakespeare, traducing Richard III with the connivance of the first Queen Elizabeth, understood better than anyone that a good story is more compelling than the search for truth.
Garten on Obama and China
Posted in Uncategorized on December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Obama’s First Trip Abroad Should Be to China
Obama would arrive in China not having vilified the country as President-elect Bill Clinton did, constantly referring to the “butchers of Beijing,” and he will be more trusted than President George W. Bush, who, with some hostility, started his term by insisting that China was not a partner [...]
Wilson’s plan for a short interregnum
Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Op-Ed Contributor – The Pause That Depresses – NYTimes.com
Two days before the election he had a sealed letter, which he had typed himself, hand-delivered to the secretary of state, who was then third in line of succession to the presidency. Wilson wrote that if he lost he would immediately appoint his Republican opponent, Charles Evans [...]
Unilateral Germany
Posted in Uncategorized on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
FT.com / Comment / Opinion – Unilateral Germany threatens to weaken Europe
Germany is the world’s biggest exporter of goods, and its industrial lobbies hold more sway over foreign policy than is the case in most other countries. Germany Inc demands good relations with Russia, its fastest-growing export market after China last year. Its heavy industry [...]
Sarah Palin the poet?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Opinions: ‘Sarah Palin for poet laureate’ by Julian Gough | Prospect Magazine December 2008 issue 153
The talent of a woman who can improvise a perfect 17-syllable haiku live, in front of 30,000 people—
What’s the differenceBetween a hockey mom andA pit bull? Lipstick
—must not be wasted!
Zhiwu Chen on a democratic disadvantage
Posted in Uncategorized on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
globeandmail.com: Building a nation demands more than steel and concrete
During a recent trip to Brazil, my taxi driver complained about Sao Paulo’s bumpy streets and highways. I responded, “I thought high oil and iron ore prices had made Brazil boom … Why hasn’t Brazil spent more on its infrastructure?”
He replied, “The Brazilian economy has been [...]
