Quebec premier Jean Charest has, for the second time, selected a cabinet with equal numbers of men and women, perhaps establishing this as a norm for future premiers. Lysaine Gagnon is displeased:This development is being touted as a progressive move by Mr. Charest. It certainly added...
Does this mean that Obama will try to have John Roberts arrested?
Russian submarine launched ballistic missile tests not going well:“After its firing from the submarine Dmitry Donskoy, the Bulava missile self-liquidated and exploded into the air” - Russian MoD spokesman to.
Surface to Air Missile technology is one of those areas where small shifts in tactical capability could have large strategic effects; if reliable, effective, difficult to counter surface to air missiles become cheap and available, the most common manner in which rich countries pound the bejeezus...
Paul reminds me of one of the most interesting parts of Chapter VII; the 1891 war crisis between Italy and the United States. The good people of New Orleans saw.
Nate Silver discovers that John Lott, Jr., is unable to comprehend the difference between a typo and a vast left-wing conspiracy. His conclusion completely overlooks the fact that Mary Rosh.
Henry, 12/21/08, 6:40 p.m.:And five minutes later:'tis the season....
My first thought was "Toyota suffered a loss in 1937?" But no; turns out that the automotive spinoff of Toyota Industries was founded in 1937. Impressive that they managed a.
Sam Rockwell as Rod Blagojevich. I can see that working...
I think we can all agree that the progressive blogosphere has been pathetically remiss in the field of analysis of Brazilian military restructuring. Mr. Trend gets us off to a good start here:However, I find Lula's efforts to actually enforce military conscription for everybody to be...
Chapter VII of From Colony to Superpower covers the period between 1877 and 1893. Erik talks about missionaries, trade wars, and the generally expansionary US policy in the Pacific. I.
Anybody read T.E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom? I haven't, but I'm assigning it next term; if you have any thoughts re: boiling down the 700 or so pages down.