Tag Archives: urban

Have National Politics Urbanized?

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Lee

For those of us not living in the concentrated sprawl of the coastal and Midwestern metropoli, it is often extremely perplexing how urban Democratic mayors in places like Chicago and Philadelphia can compile lengthy and embarrassing records of incompetent and … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, Chicago, cities, community outreach, congress Detroitification, Democrats, demographics, Detroit, economic policy, fiscal policy, foreign policy, infrastructure, mayors, Midwest, Obama, Philadelphia, political demography, poll, polls, popoularity., Rasmussen, Republicans, stimulus, United States, urban, urban concentration, urban renewal, urbanization | Leave a comment

Uneven Anti-Western Attitudes in Russia

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Lee

A survey finds that public perspectives in Russia are turning sharply anti-Western in matters of international relations. But what’s particularly interesting about this, is that such sentiments have grown fastest and strongest in Russia’s most cosmopolitan and urban regions, whereas … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs | Tagged anti-Western, cosmopolitan, far east, government, international relations, Moscow, poll, Russia, St. Petersburg, survey, Urals, urban, xenophobia | Leave a comment

The Origin of Messages

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Lee

(photo: photosan0) Yesterday I suggested that it was unwise for Obama to have titled and predicated a video on a line from a rather slanted New York Times editorial, given the growing public perception of media bias in his favor. … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page | Tagged arena, bias, lovers, Low-Road Express, McCain, Media, Mick Stockinger, microsite, New York Times, Obama, urban | Leave a comment

Hot Water and Civilization in Ukraine

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Lee

In much of the former Soviet Union, urban heating is still managed at the block rather than per-building level. This is causing some protest from a population growing accustomed to a new ethos of individual convenience. Something we’ve always taken … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged BBC, central planning, convenience, heating, hot water, Soviet Union, Ukraine, urban, video, water | Leave a comment

Home & Land Defense

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Lee

There’s a moment in Mark Steyn’s book America Alone, where he relates the truism that we’ve all experienced conversations with a mild-mannered, educated and seemingly rational person from the Arab world, where quite unexpectedly they say something nutty in the … Continue reading →

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