Category Archives: Politics

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

Posted on 2017-03-17 by Andreas Moser

This is something for my fellow international public law nerds. Q: When does the Vienna Convention of Consular Relations make front-page headlines? A: When there is a petty argument between Bolivia and Chile about the flag in front of the … Continue reading →

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You can’t say you haven’t been warned.

Posted on 2017-03-13 by Andreas Moser

Russia put up this poster for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Everybody should have listened to that warning.

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The Disadvantage of the Home Office

Posted on 2017-03-10 by Andreas Moser

Or should I say the disadvantage of having children, a family, or anyone else living at your house?

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Fascism, we’re on the way.

Posted on 2017-03-01 by Andreas Moser

This poster was for sale at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. until recently. It no longer is for sale now.

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“Scoop” by Evelyn Waugh

Posted on 2017-02-25 by Andreas Moser

If you have already watched all the episodes of The Newsroom and are looking for something equally funny, yet meaningful about journalism, I recommend turning to this 1938 novel. Evelyn Waugh, who had been a journalist himself and had reported … Continue reading →

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Democracy in Bolivia

Posted on 2017-02-21 by Andreas Moser

It’s still there, but … (Photograped in La Paz on the anniversary of the 2016 constitutional referendum.) Links: More about Bolivia and about politics.

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Easily Confused (63) Politicians and Science

Posted on 2017-02-19 by Andreas Moser

Donald Trump: Justin Trudeau: What a difference an education makes.

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Pardon me!

Posted on 2017-02-19 by Andreas Moser

When laws change, people who were once convicted as criminals are (sometimes) pardoned. We often find that just and necessary, like in the case of those convicted of homosexual acts when this was still a crime (which isn’t all that … Continue reading →

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After the Revolution

Posted on 2017-02-18 by Andreas Moser

I am re-posting this article from 2015 because it seems that in Romania, the revolution is indeed never over: – – – This afternoon I had a brief exchange with a friend about the long-term effects of the Romanian revolution, probably … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (62) GDP

Posted on 2017-02-15 by Andreas Moser

Donald Trump on GDP: I already understood more about GDP in 9th grade. But then, I just went to a regular public school. Robert Kennedy on GDP:

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