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Monthly Archives: November 2009
November 30, 2009
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America Is Eating Its Young
This health care article by Robert Samuelson is something every young person in America should read. They won’t of course; young people don’t pay serious attention to politics, and that is one of the reasons that American social policy is … Continue reading
November 29, 2009
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Occasional Poem Number Three: A Tribute to Winter
While flying back from the Aspen conference in Italy I came down with my second cold in a month. In honor of that, and of this generally dark season, I offer another occasional poem, this one by Ezra Pound. “Ancient … Continue reading
November 28, 2009
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Dean Acheson and Global Warming
Over at the Arena on Politico.com they asked me to put in my two cents about the purloined emails from the global warming scientists. I did; this could unfortunately be one of the stories of the year. Read it below: … Continue reading
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Et Tu, New York Times?
The signs are that President Obama is nearing an inflection point in foreign policy: a point where perceptions crystallize one way or the other. Either he is a cool and calm genius, restoring order to an American foreign policy in … Continue reading
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World Ending, Italy Muddling Through
As I sit here courtesy of the Aspen Institute Italy at the official Team Mead Remote Roman Blogging Facility at the Parco dei Principi hotel, I can see the dome of St. Peter’s from my balcony beyond the Borghese Gardens … Continue reading
November 25, 2009
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Happy Turkey Day
Not surprisingly for Thanksgiving Day, I’ve got Turkey on my mind. It’s not just me; Turkey could become a major issue in US-European relations. I heard rumors in Berlin that President Obama surprised German Chancellor Angela Merkel by asking her … Continue reading
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Fasten Your Seat Belts: Turbulence Ahead
My friend Steve Clemons has one of the most interesting blogs around; today I think he went off the rails with a post on a New York City $100 million stimulus project that has gone to a Chinese firm. Even … Continue reading
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Ich Bin Ein Hamburger
I’m finishing up a quick visit to Germany after the Turkey trip. I stopped off in Hamburg to see Joe Joffe, another member of TAI’s editorial board, and met a group of his colleagues at Die Zeit. The short take: … Continue reading
November 23, 2009
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The Truth Is Like An Atom Bomb
Mars Bluff is a small town outside Florence, South Carolina, the town where all four of my grandparents lived for many years. About fifty years ago it had its 15 minutes of fame when an atomic bomb fell out of … Continue reading
November 22, 2009
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Amateur Diplomat Urges Congress to Just Say No to the Armenian Genocide Resolution
My recent trip to Turkey was an adventure in public diplomacy; I was in the country at the request of the State Department. US diplomats abroad invite a variety of Americans to appear before foreign audiences for anything from jazz … Continue reading
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The Pope and the Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope met in Rome this week and their spokesmen issued statements with the usual platitudes. One thing they could do to benefit mankind: agree to a joint crackdown on appalling liturgical wear like the … Continue reading
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Northern Ireland and Palestine
The BBC is carrying a story today about a 400 pound bomb left at a police station in Northern Ireland, apparently by ‘dissident’ members of the IRA. On the same night, there was a gun battle between the dissidents and … Continue reading
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The Politics of Apocalypse
I’m not sure what’s happening to the climate, but the controversy over global warming seems to be heating up. The latest twist, an outcry over stolen emails that seem to document a nasty conspiracy among some climate scientists to silence … Continue reading
November 21, 2009
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They Shoulda Stood in Bed
Today we are commemorating (not, I think, celebrating) the anniversary of the first untethered hot air balloon flight in world history. On November 21, 1783, two brave French adventurers rose into the heavens and were carried about nine miles across … Continue reading
November 20, 2009
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Turkey Mon Amour
I’ve been back in Turkey for about thirty six hours, and I’m remembering all the reasons why I love this place. There is, for one thing, the sour cherry juice, something that is everywhere in Turkey but rarely seen anywhere … Continue reading
