Pointing to a New Era, U.S. Pulls Back as Iraqis Vote – NYTimes.com
For the United States, Iraq remains a strategic prize close to the Middle East flash points of Israel, Lebanon and Syria as well as Iran and the oil-rich Persian Gulf countries. It is not by chance that the Central Intelligence Agency has its [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Calm elections in Iraq
Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Orwell’s Politics and the English Language
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
George Orwell, “Politics and the English Language,” 1946
This mixture of vagueness and sheer incompetence is the most marked characteristic of modern English prose, and especially of any kind of political writing.
George Orwell, “Politics and the English Language,” 1946
It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it: consequently the [...]
Why China’s Low Political Influence in Latin America?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rodrigo Orihuela: Latin America invites China to influence its economy, not its politics | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Historically, relations between the US and its southern continental neighbours have been marked by economic as much as political factors. This is where China’s influence is different. In the last few years, China has become Latin America’s [...]
JK Galbraith and Animal Spritis
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I thought Keynes was the one associated with animal spirits.
Why Derivatives Aren’t So Bad | Newsweek Business | Newsweek.com
Shiller instead follows those, like John Kenneth Galbraith, who hold that market prices reflect “animal spirits” and popular passions, not perfect information. That is why bubbles form, and that, for Shiller, is why financial innovation, and [...]
How many in Guantánamo?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
FT.com / US & Canada – Obama seeks halt to Guantanamo trials
About 245 foreign captives are still held at the detention center that opened in January 2002. The Bush administration had said it planned to try 80 prisoners on war crimes charges, but only three cases have been completed.
Nixon on the piano
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
YouTube – Richard Nixon plays his Piano Concerto #1
Richard Nixon plays one of his compositions on the piano.
Fourth Point
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Harry S. Truman, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1949 | AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
In the coming years, our program for peace and freedom will emphasize four major courses of action.
Harry S. Truman, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1949 | AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
Fourth, we must embark on a bold [...]
