Showing posts with label Third World. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Third World. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The Conversation About Ukraine Is Cracking Apart

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From Stephen Walt, at Foreign Policy , " What government officials are saying in public, and private, is fascinating—and full of contra...
Sunday, March 20, 2022

Kalashnikov Automatic Rifle

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Small-arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov created this weapon in 1947, the Avtomat Kalashnikov (Автомат Калашникова), thus the AK-47. History...
Friday, January 14, 2022

Brendan Sims, Hitler's American Gamble

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At Amazon, Brendan Sims, Hitler's American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and Germany’s March to Global War .
Friday, July 16, 2021

Africa's Covid Crisis

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Well, maybe they're waiting for Bill Gates or Bono to come to the rescue? *Shrug.* At the New York Times , " Africa’s Covid Crisis ...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins

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C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution .
Saturday, November 28, 2020

British Couple Take 9 Hours to Drive from Bournemouth to Kent in Their New 'Fully Electric' Porsche Taycan 4S

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It takes carbons to fuel an automobile. Electricity is most effectively generated for industrial-scale use by fossil fuels, especially coal....
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Monday, January 15, 2018

Books from 'Shithole Countries'

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Heh, I'm hip with the entrepreneurial exploitation of the president, lol. A New York bookstore is featuring books today by writers from...
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Saturday, December 23, 2017

Wilbur Smith, Men of Men

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I gotta say Wilbur Smith's books are irresistible, man. At Amazon, Wilbur Smith, Men of Men (The Ballantyne Novels) .

We Need to Talk About Jacob Zuma

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Speaking of South Africa, here's a great piece at Johannesburg's Mail and Guardian, " After 10 years at the helm of the ANC— We...
Saturday, December 9, 2017

Third World Dump: Los Angeles Democrats 'Help' the Homeless with Public Toilets

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If you read the New York Times' piece from the other day, " End of Apartheid in South Africa? ", you would have noticed that b...
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

End of Apartheid in South Africa?

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This is depressing. At NYT, " End of Apartheid in South Africa? Not in Economic Terms ": End of Apartheid in South Africa? Not ...
Monday, November 27, 2017

Mexico's Slums

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No wonder migrants flee Mexico like the plague. At LAT, " Mexico promised affordable housing for all. Instead it created slums "...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

John Foran, Taking Power

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At Amazon, John Foran, Taking Power: On the Origins of Third World Revolutions .
Sunday, September 4, 2016

Equality, Liberty, Justice

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Heh. It's the formula for a better world, and a richer one, from Deirdre McCloskey, at NYT, " The Formula for a Richer World? Equ...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Heartbreaking Images Show Some Zika Damage May Not Be Obvious at Birth

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The New York Times calls Zika a "vicious and unpredictable virus." Frankly, we know very little about it, and a new radiological...

Ryan Lochte Might Not Be 'Lyin' Ryan' After All

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Is the dude getting a bum rap? Perhaps. But I don't feel sorry for him. If you're out drunk "carousing" at 4:00am in a...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

The Unconscionable Legacy of the 2016 Olympic Games — #ThirdWorldGames

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At Vice Sports, " THE RIO GAMES WERE AN UNJUSTIFIABLE HUMAN DISASTER, AND SO ARE THE OLYMPICS ." (Hat Tip: Mina Kimes .) I don&#...
Friday, August 19, 2016

Ryan Lochte Apology

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Here's Christine Brennan from yesterday: Does Ryan Lochte owe Rio and the #Olympics an apology? @cbrennansports says yes! https://t.c...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Dafne Schippers, the Great White Hope

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This woman is seriously bad-ass. She beats all the black-African runners, which is mind-boggling to me. Well, she almost beat Elaine Tho...

U.S. Swimmer Caught on Video Fighting Security Guard on Night of Alleged Robbery (VIDEO)

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Hot Air has it, " Brazil: U.S. swimmers faked robbery to cover up assault — and we have video to prove it ." And at ABC News, vi...