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Category Archives: Anglo-American Project
March 27, 2013
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UK Loss is US Gain
The US is gaining one of Britain’s brightest political stars. David Milliband, former UK Foreign Secretary and head of Tony Blair’s policy unit, is stepping down from Parliament to run the International Rescue Committee, a New York-based humanitarian organization. Milliband’s move … Continue reading
December 15, 2012
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Will Obama Lose Michael Moore and Sean Penn?
Now safely back in the White House with another four year term, President Obama is showing how he plans to use some of his time—and it can’t be making Hollywood happy. On being asked about Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez’ struggle … Continue reading
November 17, 2012
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The Modern World Begins
On today’s date in 1558, Mary I of England died, and her half-sister the Princess Elizabeth succeeded her as Queen. Elizabeth would reign almost 45 years and change the world. Americans should think of her as our Founding Mother; although … Continue reading
October 14, 2012
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A Bad Day For Harold, An Important Day For the World
History is so long and so many events have occurred that Via Meadia rarely takes note of particular anniversaries. But October 14 is different. The Battle of Hastings was fought on this day back in 1066. King Harold of England, fresh from defeating a Viking invasion in the north, marched through the heart of England to encounter the invasion of the Normans—a southern branch of the Vikings who had settled in a part of northern France. Continue reading
June 30, 2012
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America’s Tiger Immigrants
There’s a WRM piece in the Wall Street Journal out today about the likely impact of the latest big wave of immigrants to reach the United States. The main takeaway: immigration in this country is not what you think. Immigrants … Continue reading
May 31, 2012
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London: France’s Sixth-Largest City
France’s most populous cities, in order, are Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice—and London? According to the BBC, London is now the sixth-largest city in France, as measured by the population of French citizens living within city limits. The British capital’s … Continue reading
March 25, 2012
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Ex-Colonies Aren’t De-Friending The Empires Of Old
The data scientists at the social media company in Palo Alto had previously produced a beautiful map of the global friendships captured by Facebook, but several more rigorous questions still remained: “how, really, is the world of Facebook connected? How strong are … Continue reading
March 13, 2012
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UK Joint Committee: We are Doomed
With President Obama and David Cameron toasting one another in Washington and bonding at a March Madness basketball game in Ohio, the “special relationship” between the US and the UK seems to be in good shape. But is it? Beneath … Continue reading
February 19, 2012
ESSAY
The Wages of Sin Are — Whiskey
Michael Fagan, the barefoot intruder who humiliated British royal security by climbing unobserved into Buckingham Palace, wandering through the building’s art collections and private areas, trying out various thrones for comfort before breaking in on the queen in her nightgown, … Continue reading
January 25, 2012
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CS Lewis Rejected Royal Honor
CS Lewis, who with his Oxford colleague JRR Tolkien, ranks with Ian Fleming, Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle as among the best known 20th century British authors among Americans, turned both Winston Churchill and the Queen down flat, newly … Continue reading
December 24, 2011
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Britain Defiant On The Falklands
Prime Minister David Cameron’s Christmas message to the Falkland Islanders was as clear as anything Mrs. Thatcher would have said. Whatever challenges we face in the UK, the British Government’s commitment to the security and prosperity of the overseas territories, … Continue reading
December 10, 2011
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60% Of China’s Foreign Investments Go To US
What’s well known is that China keeps about two thirds of its enormous monetary reserve in US dollars. What’s less well known is that China’s sovereign wealth fund, organized to diversify China’s portfolio into higher yielding assets, is also heavily … Continue reading
November 20, 2011
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Online High School Explosion: Stanford Joins The Revolution
Neutrinos aren’t the only things that seem to be moving faster than light these days; the revolution in American education is also moving at warp speed. Already this fall there have been stories about large new financial interests getting into … Continue reading
November 10, 2011
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The Navy Down Under
Via Meadia is always interested in taking the pulse on the Anglosphere and today the pulse is strong. The latest news in the Great Game is that the United States will be establishing permanent naval operations in Australia. The WSJ … Continue reading
August 24, 2011
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Trilateral Melt
Japanese High Speed Train (Wikimedia) With Vice President visiting Japan and the NATO assisted Libyan rebels consolidating (one hopes) their control of Tripoli, this is an odd and impolitic moment to say so, but the decline of the trilateral alliance … Continue reading
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