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Strait Sex
[T]he chief executive of the world’s top condom producer detailed plans to raise prices by at least 20 percent after supply-chain disruptions caused by the Iran War. From Harper’s Weekly Review.
Posted in Capitalism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, War
Tagged condoms, Harper's, Iran war, Strait of Hormuz, Trump
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The eternal liberal wisdom of PlantyPall
I wasn’t thinking about politics when recently I re-read Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels. I was considering the emotional risk in revisiting favorite fiction. To wit: I was in turbulent adolescence when I first read Wuthering Heights, so naturally Heathcliff became … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Culture, Government, Politics, The Facts of Life, The War On Workers, War
Tagged "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda", "The Prime Minister", Anthony Trollope, Congress, conservatism, Duke of Omnium, Eric Bogle, Gallipoli, Heathcliff, June Tabor, liberalism, Parliament, Plantagenet Palliser, PlantyPall, The Duke's Children, The Palliser Novels, World War I, Wuthering Heights
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How to do diplomacy in the face of war
Like you, I read about (or maybe just skim over) Trump’s egregiously wacky jabs at convincing everyone he knows what he’s doing. One of the many things he knows nothing about is diplomacy, which demands a grasp of reality he … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Culture, Government, Immigration, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, War
Tagged "Taking Manhattan", "The Island at the Center of the World", Hudson Bay, Iran war, Manhattan Island, New Amsterdam, New England, Peter Stuyvesant, Richard Nicolls, Russell Shorto, Trump
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