Month: October 2008

State Capitalism and its consequences

The Irish Government is reported to be seeking up to €1 Billion per annum in insurance fees from the Irish banks whose deposits it has guaranteed against loss.  This contrasts with the $700 Billion the US Government...

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McCain’s Honor

In one of the most petulant columns in recent history, Charles Krauthammer made a begrudging admission yesterday: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. famously said of Franklin Roosevelt that he had a “second-class intellect, but a...

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The "Dahiya doctrine"

“What happened in the Dahiya quarter of Beirut in 2006 will happen in every village from which Israel is fired on … “We will apply disproportionate force on it [the village] and cause great damage and...

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Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.165

Welcome back. This week we’ll be continuing with the Sonoran desert scene. I’m doing this on an 8×10 canvas in my usual acrylic paints.  The photo that I’m using is seen in the photo directly below....

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