angrybear.blogspot.com - 11/20/2008
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Was the Great Depression really THE Great One? Apparently not, according to Scott Reynolds Neslon , 19th century historian. The Real Great Depression was the Panic of 1983. The parallels to present day, he says, are unnerving and uncanny. I include practically the entire piece. It is well worth ...
Almost 100 Nations Sign New Ban on Cluster Munitions
commentsfromleftfield.com 12/6/2008 — A new treaty banning the production, use, stockpiling, and transfer of cluster munitions was signed by over 100 nations during a ceremony in Oslo, Norway, that took place Wednesday and Thursday. The text of the treaty was adopted on May 30, 2008, in Dublin, Ireland.
Here is how a cluster bomb ...
The Big Five
ncrw.org 12/5/2008 — December 8, 2008 posted by admin Kyla Bender-Baird: What message would you like to send to Hillary Clinton, our next likely Secretary of State? Emily Falk: You have your work cut out for you. The United States has received a less-than-stellar ...
Russia's In A Hurry - Here's Why
redstate.com 11/9/2008 — A Journey Into The Mind Of Vladimir Putin....
On Tuesday night, as we all discussed the consequences of what
had just happened, your humble correspondent staked out what seemed
to be a minority position - that is, that the next 2 - 4 years ...
Where the Money Is, Redux
highclearing.com 12/7/2008 — Sully finds a graph: Even during what conservative hawks insist on calling "America's holiday from history," the Clinton 90s, the country never stopped spending Cold-War levels of money on the military. Meanwhile, the US is now spending more than ...
Obamania and the American Myth
brusselsjournal.com 11/20/2008 — A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of Obamania. The old continent is engaged in a collective swoon as a result of the election of Barack Obama as American president. The president elect’s every move and decision is the subject of slavish and ...
The years that sucked more than 2008
tigerhawk.blogspot.com 1/2/2009 — Unless you were short the S&P 500 and oil since July, 2008 was probably not a great year for you. A lot went wrong, and we will bear the consequences for a generation, at least. It was, however, hardly the worst that Americans have faced, even within ...
Looming Protectionism
corner.nationalreview.com 1/30/2009 — It's been a bad week for trade. First, Timothy Geithner engaged in a little economic saber-rattling toward China, and now Congress is attempting to exclude foreign companies from competing for infrastructure projects in the stimulus package. The ...
Russia Plans to Test Obama, U.S. Diplomat Says
nytimes.com 12/18/2008 — A senior diplomat said that talks in Moscow had failed to narrow differences between Russia and the U.S. on the missile shield plan and suggested that Russia was pausing to take stock of the Obama team. >
Some Macro-Thoughts on 2009
redstate.com 12/31/2008 — <!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:”"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; ...
Russia Out of Rehab
online.wsj.com 11/18/2008 — Russia needed only a few days this August to drive Georgia's army into retreat. In the aftermath, Europe has held out only a bit longer than Tbilisi's troops. EU leaders on Friday said they were resuming talks with Moscow toward an ...
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