epistemology
Wonderful anecdote on the relationship between power and information. It involves a high ranking American analyst, Daniel Ellsberg advising the newly appointed Kissinger on what access to highly confidential information would do to him. Hang in for the twist.
From Daniel Ellsbergs book Secrets
“Henry, there’s something I would like to tell you, for what it’s [...]
Politics in America
From The New York Times
Eleven men and a woman had mustered there for a weeklong boot camp run by the Appleseed Project, a group Dailey started that is dedicated to teaching every American how to fire a bullet through a man-size target out to 500 yards. So far Appleseed has taught 25,000 [...]
economic realities
From the always brilliant Political Irony
The Last Great American President
The always brilliant Christopher HItchens, with a scathing assesment of the Reagan years
from Slate Magazine
Ronald Reagan claimed that the Russian language had no word for “freedom.” (The word is “svoboda“; it’s quite well attested in Russian literature.) Ronald Reagan said that intercontinental ballistic missiles (not that there are any non-ballistic missiles—a corruption of language [...]
politics in America
it all depends on how you look at it
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
diatribe
For those hooked on American politics, this Bill Maher rant is solid gold from go to woa. Fierce, frightening and hilarious in one breathtakingly bad taste flare out at all that is delicious about Obama’s Health Care victory. Enjoy
teabagging
I know there has been way too much American politics on here lately – but its just so entertaining. Here a pleasant young man asks protesters from the Tea Bagging movement just what is it that makes them so angry – the answers are surprising….
the best explanation of the far right in American politics you will ever see
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Conservative Libertarian
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Health Care Reform
A stunning, brilliant parody of Glen Beck by Jon Stewart. Enjoy….
not funny
From The Guardian
Switching on their TV sets at 8pm on Saturday, Georgians were greeted with incredible news – Russia had invaded. The pro-government Imedi TV station reported that Russian tanks were once more trundling into Georgia. Not only that, but the country’s pro-western leader Mikheil Saakashvili had been murdered, the station said.
For the next [...]