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Tag Archives: American
A Rosy Future for Anti-Americanism?
Longtime Clinton ally Leon Panetta pronounces Barack Obama “intimidated” by Sarah Palin, and lost in a deepening cycle of reactive defense. With McCain now winning a majority of independents and erasing the gender gap, the blood is most definitely in … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged American, anti-Americanism, Berlin, blood, Bush, Bush Administration, Bushism, democracy, elites, Europe, European, free enterprise, gender gap, independents, Jonathan Freedland, Leon Panetta, limited government, McCain, militarism, multilateralism, November, Obama, Palin, patriotism, pessimism, politicians, poll, Sarah Palin, social conservatism, The Guardian, United States
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A Republican Atavism
John Podhoretz thinks the Palin speech might be among the most dazzling debuts in American political history. I don’t know about that, but I do know it was the most powerful, important, and effective speech by a vice presidential candidate … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, History, Media
Tagged American, Checkers, Democrats, Eisenhower, History, John Podhoretz, Macleans, Media, Nixon, Palin, Pearl Harbor, Richard Nixon, Sarah Palin, speech, Yamamoto
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War of Conquest
A couple of days into Russian-declared, universally unrecognized independence (excluding Hamas and Belarus), South Ossetian officials have expressed their desire to be annexed by Russia. The brave new defenders of Russian imperialism on the American Left have thus suddenly found … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged American, annexation, Belarus, Boris Yeltsin, comonwealth, conquest, Georgia, Hamas, imperialism, independence, left, Russia, self-determination, South Ossetia, trade
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Surprise, Central Planning is Still Stupid (Even in China)
(photo: 2 Dogs) Modern China has a curious capacity to make otherwise very sensible capitalists instantly forget every experience they’ve ever had with government central planning. The Western businessman on a trip to Shanghai looks up and sees all those … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page, Uncategorized, Urban planning and development
Tagged aesthetic, American, bridge, capitalists, central planning, China, commercial, construction, cruise, disaster, Dongguan, Far Eastern Economic Review, government, Hongko, housing, Houston, international, largest, Los Angeles, planning, project, public works, republic, shipping, shopping mall, skyscapers, Soviet, terminal, urban planning, vessels, Waigaoqiao, Yangpu, yangtze
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McCain as Sarkozy?
Grover Norquist suggests that public disatisfaction with the Republican party is driven solely by hostility to President Bush. McCain’s differences with the Bush administration and its supporters thus strengthen his appeal with the county. As Grover puts it: “This is … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged American, Bush, Chirac, Grover Norquist, Iraq, McCain, Republican, Sarko, Sarkozy, Segolene Royal, socialist
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Bonkers in Berkeley (Again)
The Berkeley City Council has passed several resolutions denouncing the “barbarity” of the USMC recruiting office in their rather ridiculous city, as well as encouraging Code Pink to protest it regularly (including giving CP reserved parking in front of the … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged American, Berkeley, boycott, candles, City Council, Code Pink, hemp, Marines, patchouli, peace, recruiting, USMC
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Love in a Foreign War
(photo: trish brunner | blog) This morning I stumbled into the story from last year of James and Lena Ahearn. James, the American officer, Lena the Iraqi woman who was apparently the first war bride in Iraq in 2003. They’d … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Lee's Page, Military Matters
Tagged , American, Baghdad, Green Zone, interracial marriage, Iraq, James Michael Ahearn, James Michener, Lena Ahearn, love, lovers, married, novel, Tales of the South Pacific, war, women
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The Scale of the American Economy
Click to enlarge I thought the map Lance posted from the other day (originally from Strange Maps), which expressed the GDP of foreign countries as US states, based on their approximate equivalent GSP, was a pretty interesting visualization. However, I … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lee's Page
Tagged , American, business, chart, China, Economics, economy, GDP, Germany, GSP, image, map, regions, scale, states, strange maps, UK, United Kingdom, US, visualization
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Toward a New Italian Left
Here’s a fascinating little article on Walter Veltroni, the mayor of Rome and the new leading light of the Italian Left. Vetroni has worked to create a more moderate and flexible social democratic political culture in Italy. Modeling his new … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged American, Democratic Party, Democrats, extremism, ideology, Iran, Italy, moderation, socialism, Third Way, Tony Blair, Walter Veltroni
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