So up until a few weeks ago I read Rex Murphy sporadically at best. Then the other week he published this questionable piece on climate change (in short: regionalism should trump action) which was neither inspired or thoughtful. Wondering if the previous week had been an outlier I read him again this weekend and was [...]
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Rex Murphy: Sarah Palin’s Strong Bond
Articles I’m digesting at the moment
While I keep track of the books I’m reading to the right I don’t often get to talk about the articles I’m reading and loving. Here are a few I’ve stumbled over in the past week that I’m still digesting. 1) Via Mike T, Obama and the dawn of the Fourth Republic by Michael Lind [...]
Today, the slow moving train wreck ends
Today, Obama wins. The question isn’t if, it is by how much. It’s how dramatic will the victory be. To be honest. I’m a little overcome with emotion about it. I don’t think Obama is the saviour some hope he will be, but he will be bring some good, honest change – something we’ve all [...]
I’ve never seen a political speech like this
I was going to post about the Quadra byelection today (I’d even written something so will post tomorrow) but yesterday afternoon I started getting emails from friends in the US asking me if I’d seen “the speech.” I’d locked myself away for much of the day and was trying to avoid the great distraction that [...]
Larry Lessig on why he supports Obama over Hilary
One of my hero’s – Larry Lessig – has published this video on why he supports Obama over Hilary. The video says a great deal about Obama, but also reminds me why I have so much respect for Lessig. Related posts Where were you when America said “Yes We Can” ? (4) Today, the slow [...]
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