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Tag Archives: English
The West as Nuclear Proliferator
(NYT) The New York Times has a fascinating little chart today, illustrating the primary sources of nuclear weapons proliferation over time. In looking at the diagram, one cannot escape the overall impression that until recently the West has been the … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Technology
Tagged Africa, Asia, authoritarianism, chart, China, civic culture, communications, democracy, diagram, DPRK, eastern bloc, English, espionage, former soviet republics, government, individualism, infographic, lingua franca, military intelligence, networks, New York Times, North Korea, nucelar research, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons, political dissent, prc, proliferation risk, rogue states, Russia, scientific community, Soviet Union, Technology, technology transfer, trade, translation services, Transportation, USSR, western democracy
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A Man Without a Season
Stéphane Dion, leader of the defeated Canadian Liberal Party, has rather ignominiously resigned his position today. Thereby he becomes the first Liberal Party leader since the 19th century to have never become Prime Minister of Canada. Given his dismal political … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged Canada, Canadian politics, Dion, Domestic Politics, election, English, language, Liberal Party, National Post, Stéphane Dion
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Black Signs at the Exhibition
The IMF has come through for Georgia in an enormous way, approving a $750 million credit line for the beleaguered republic. Beyond the much needed aid, it’s a powerful political reminder for Russia of the gargantuan economic advantage the West … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page, Media
Tagged Atrocity Exhibition, Ballard, Ballardian, competitive advantage, complex interdependence, credit, Domestic Politics, English, Georgia, IMF, industry, JG Ballard, Johanna Neuman, markets, Media, mercantile, military, power, productivity, Russia, sensationalism, SOS Georgia, Wall Street Journal, West
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Typing with an Accent
photo: Sebastian Niedlich I always tell our good friend Citizen Feathers that you can hear her slight Venezuelan accent in the way she types her English text. I thought this was fairly unique, but here is a more extreme example. … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged dictionary, English, Niger Delta, Nigeria, pidgin English, Venezuelan, wahala
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