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NPR’s Morning Edition concluded a series on the European Union this morning with a fantastic overview of the challenges facing the future of the EU: financial, political, and–most importantly–cultural. I found Rob Gifford’s piece the most digestible, concise, and on-point summary of the issue I’ve heard in the media. >> Listen to piece, . . . → Read More: Obstacles facing the European Union In his weekly radio show “Le Show,” Harry Shearer (comedian/Spinal Tap bassist/voice of many characters on “The Simpsons”) takes on current affairs with a generous dose of sarcasm. Parts of the show feature fake skits about real topics in the news. On yesterday’s show, Harry took on Tea Party activists in a very clever . . . → Read More: Skewering the Tea Party on “Le Show”  FILED UNDER: Media, Online Fun  TAGGED: current events, humor, politics  COMMENTS: Comments are closedSome online video fun/movie nostalgia/political propaganda — 160 of the greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes, all rolled into one 10-minute video: // Share| FILED UNDER: Online Fun, Pictures & Videos TAGGED: California, politics, quotes COMMENTS: Comments are closedThe Economist comments this week about the politics plaguing the healthcare reform process in the US. …the Democrats’ bigger problem is that most Americans have pretty good health insurance and no idea how much it costs. Taxpayers foot the bill for the old. Most workers with employer-provided health insurance imagine that their employer is . . . → Read More: Politics behind healthcare – The Economist I spent some time of late reviewing some of my writing. As a writer (yes, I can call myself that–these words you read are testament), I come up with all sorts of ideas on a daily basis. Some creative, some analytical, some strange, some poetic. This piece is a kind of retrospective. Specifically, I . . . → Read More: An Idea About Politicians and Academics (Thanks to the Flickr users whose profiles are linked to through their photos above) // Share| FILED UNDER: Pictures & Videos, Salvo's Thoughts TAGGED: Election 2008, politics COMMENTS: Comments are closedWar Plans Drafted To Counter Terror Attacks in U.S.: articles like this one are eerie, if anything. It’s basically terrorism war games–while practice is necessary to know what to do in the real thing, these kind of things are never really “comforting.” Hmmm. // Share| |
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