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Madman of Chu: The Real World: Iran Nuclear Program Edition
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Monday, July 27, 2015. The Real World: Iran Nuclear Program Edition. In online discussions in which I have participated since the first announcement of the P5 1 agreement concerning Iran's nuclear program, the most incisive analysis I have encountered was from my friend, colleague, and mentor, John Major. He summed up the situation by asking, "what real-world outcome would be preferable to this agreement?
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Lumpenlogocracy: March 2005
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A Forum of Culture and Politics. Thursday, March 31, 2005. As a good entry into the conversation. Finally, if you're feeling more Gloomish than Doomish, it's still worth considering what a 'soft landing' might look like. (It sounds kind of nice, doesn't it? How about looking back to a somewhat analogous soft landing, when the US began to come down from the high deficits and real estate boom of the Reagan years? The other is at Macroblog. Posted by Ambivalent Maybe at 10:52 AM. Tuesday, March 29, 2005.
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Lumpenlogocracy: April 2005
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A Forum of Culture and Politics. Friday, April 29, 2005. I've been doing some reading of books relating to 9/11, which I can now review briefly for readers of our blog. (You're probably weary of seeing my last book review post up for so long anyway.and since most of our regular contributors are out of commission right now, it'll have to be me to change that! The first book is Craig Unger's. House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties. Schor basica...
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Lumpenlogocracy: December 2004
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A Forum of Culture and Politics. Friday, December 24, 2004. Notes from a Red State. Today we have a world governed not by nations, but by. International trade agreements drafted by international. Corporations, governed by international corporations, with. International trade disputes adjudicated by international. Corporations. None of these corporations, by the way, was. Voted into power by you or me. Our elected representatives. Have ceded control of our lives and livelihoods in the name. Sadly, there a...
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Lumpenlogocracy: February 2005
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A Forum of Culture and Politics. Monday, February 28, 2005. A piece from TomDispatch about Bush's 'Potemkin World'. Puts together Gukertgate, Bush's European 'charm offensive' and the unraveling of American influence in the world. A good read w/ plenty of nice links, too. And via Kevin Drum. A LA Times series on the increasing insecurity of the American middle class: 'If America Is Richer, Why Are Its Families So Much Less Secure? Posted by Ambivalent Maybe at 10:39 AM. Sunday, February 27, 2005. An oppo...
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Madman of Chu: Erdogan is not the Problem
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Thursday, October 09, 2014. Erdogan is not the Problem. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dao of the Military. View my complete profile. Frog in a Well. All We Are Saying Is Forget Peace, Give Statehood . Erdogan is not the Problem. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
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Madman of Chu: June 2015
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Just How Bigoted Are We? Given this history, the tenor of American discourse concerning current military affairs in Iraq is infuriating. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter declares that the Iraqis have "no will to fight.". Major editorial pages such as that of the New York Times. Concur with this assessment. Late night wits like Bill Maher wonder why the Iraqis need "Uncle Sugar". No such inqui...
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Madman of Chu: A War of No Visible Prophet
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Friday, January 09, 2015. A War of No Visible Prophet. The heinous murder of artists, journalists, staff and police officers at the offices of Charlie Hebdo. One of the problems that has most vexed observers and analysts of our post-9/11 world is that of the context in which jihadism should be understood. Who are the jihadis? Why have they emerged in the times and places in which they operate, and what drives them?
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A Forum of Culture and Politics. Saturday, April 09, 2011. In the comments to this NY Times The Caucus. Blog post about the wonderful budget compromise, FF writes:. Wait - I thought compromise meant that each sides gets some of what. They want. So Republicans get nearly $40 billion in spending cuts and. Democrats got. single payer health care? Tax hikes on the rich? Oh yeah, that's right, they got. Nothing, except limiting the scope of the catastrophe. God I'd love to. That seems about right to me.
