Category Archives: Politics
You can’t say you haven’t been warned.
Russia put up this poster for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Everybody should have listened to that warning.
The Disadvantage of the Home Office
Or should I say the disadvantage of having children, a family, or anyone else living at your house?
Fascism, we’re on the way.
This poster was for sale at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. until recently. It no longer is for sale now.
“Scoop” by Evelyn Waugh
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
Democracy in Bolivia
It’s still there, but … (Photograped in La Paz on the anniversary of the 2016 constitutional referendum.) Links: More about Bolivia and about politics.
Easily Confused (63) Politicians and Science
Donald Trump: Justin Trudeau: What a difference an education makes.
Pardon me!
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
After the Revolution
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
Easily Confused (62) GDP
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:
Winston Churchill on New Year’s Resolutions
It’s mid-February. If you are like me, most of your new year’s resolutions have already dissipated, been forgotten or pushed to March or April. The smarter ones among you won’t have made any resolutions in the first place. But if … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 