East Coast Dialectics

Бостон жжот Меня ещё в детстве восхищало, каким образом преподаватели общественных наук умудрялись обосновывать тезисы марксизма-ленинизма на современном (нам тогда) материале. Чего стоил только тезис " о не только относительном, но и абсолютном обнищании пролетариата при капитализме ". Ну, или единстверно верную позицию в дискуссии о ликвидаторах и отзовистах . Софисты, талмудисты и прочие ...

In which I get my townie dander up

I cannot for the life of me figure out why this article, ostensibly about what the Obamas can expect on Martha's Vineyard is one of the Globe's most emailed articles. First of all, the Obamas aren't even officially going to MV. Their spokespeople have denied it , and my parents haven't mentioned the Secret Service booking up the hotels. Second of all, I haven't got a clue who the author is, ...

Gives Good Headline: How the Media Loves its Sex Changes

Not overly lang syne, Calgary Metropolis Council voted whether to modify the rubric of `` alderman '' to something ungendered, such as `` alderperson '' or `` councillor. '' They voted the thought downwards, leaving them the last major Canadian metropolis yet to make so. In covering this, the Calgary Sun holded a field day, publishing the headline, `` Council Nixes Sex Changes. '' Yep, ...

China rejects US charges of currency manipulation - Monsters and Critics.com

China rejects US charges of currency manipulation - Monsters and Critics.com The Money Times China rejects US charges of currency manipulation Monsters and Critics.com - 4 hours ago Beijing - China's central bank rejected allegations by a senior US official that China is manipulating the exchange rates of its currency, state-run media reported Sunday. China ...

Funding Restored to Groups That Perform Abortions - Washington Post

Funding Restored to Groups That Perform Abortions - Washington Post CTV.ca Funding Restored to Groups That Perform Abortions Washington Post - 2 hours ago By Rob Stein and Michael Shear President Obama yesterday lifted a ban on US funding for international health groups that perform abortions, promote legalizing the procedure or provide counseling about ...

La chaussure de lancer affaire

Is shoe-throwing somehow less insulting in Western culture? The world is amused by the flinging of shoes at President Bush by Muntadar al-Zeidi, a journalist. The BBC is there! Reaction to this incident is heavily based upon the Western assumption that shoe-bombing is a grave insult in Arab culture, worse even than insulting a man's moustache. Remember if you will, this fine moment of ...

EU Warms to Russia

And who would want to stop that? "EU says it will resume negotiations with Moscow; Financial crisis adding urgency after Georgia war" by Stephen Castle, International Herald Tribune | November 11, 2008 BRUSSELS - The European Union took a significant step yesterday toward normalizing ties with Moscow strained by Russia's military campaign in Georgia, announcing that it would resume a set ...

Frank on Frank

If you're Barney Frank and the Boston Globe takes aim at you, you know you have problems. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/09/28/franks_fingerprints_are_all_over_the_financial_fiasco/ Now that the bubble has burst and the "systemic risk" is apparent to all, Frank blithely declares: "The private sector got us into this mess." Well, give the congressman ...

The more I learn about her, the more I'm seeing that being a woman was only half the reason she was chosen. The other half is the hard-core conservative evangelical positions she holds. I'm thinking McCain is hoping she'll having so little known about her positions will attract independent women ignorant of her positions while appeasing the desires of religious people like Dobson. -She's anti...

Good article

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/06/27/the_real_mommy_pact_outrage/ Funny how the state with the big moralists in it has the highest teen pregnancy rate...