No, I’m not discussing a Canadian perspective on the ignominy of losing to an inferior team, in their national sport, during the Olympics, in Canada. Though that must still sting a little, even following their destruction of the Russians and concomitant return to their rightful place as gold medal favorite. Back in July I marvelled […]
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The British are searching for oil just off the coast of some small islands far away from anywhere, though I understand that Argentina is relatively near by, thinks the Falklands go by some other name,
Of course, it’s Family Guy, not Murphy Brown, which is suitable for the new century. Like any right minded curious individual with a shred of a sense of humor, I’m a big fan of Family Guy.
As several of our august LGM colleagues are attending some high-falutin International Relations junket in New Orleans (as well as one of my colleagues from my department here at Plymouth), I figured I’d lighten the mood a bit with a post on . . . beer. It is Friday, after all. Before I became an […]
The British National Party has boldly entered the 20th Century by voting to allow non whites to become, gasp, members of the BNP. Leader (and MEP) Nick Griffin is quoted in The Guardian article as con
I want to preface this by asserting that I don’t revel in sporting injuries, even if they’re players that I loathe. As a result of what the BBC characterizes as a “mundane-looking an
Gordon Brown managed to get his proposal for a referendum on the Alternative Vote passed by the House of Commons yesterday. So, 1) What does this mean? 2) What would it do? 3) Why did he do it? Short answers: 1) Not very much. 2) AV could marginally alter outcomes, AV would dramatically alter incentives […]
At least until Jack Z arrived in Seattle, I always figured that God was on Billy Beane’s side.
Yes, Imogen is “reading” The Economist. I think she just likes it for the pictures. But it’s a start.
There are several reasons why Massachusetts elected the Republican on Tuesday, a topic I hope to cover if I have the time. However, one reason certainly isn’t this bullshit explanation offered by Nancy Pelosi: “There’s some fundamentals in there [the Senate HCR bill] that make it problematic for our members,” Ms. Pelosi said. “Some members […]
While I’ve been trying to ignore the news for the past 24 hours, itself ironic given I did a couple live BBC radio interviews about guess what yesterday morning (which was a bit of an adventure
Can turn what should be a sure thing into an angst ridden few days. The only thing more fulfilling than rooting for Celtic in European competition, or the Mariners prior to 1995, is consistently setti