11 posts tagged “geopolitics”

African-American opposition also killed the Bailout Bill [by Ed Lasky] It is somewhat odd that we did not read about the role of the African-American community and the Congressional Black Caucus in the failure of the Bailout Bill. Instead, the media such as the New York Times focused on the role of Republicans in the failure of the bill to pass...

The Unspoken Campaign Message of Obama [by Bruce Walker] There is a theme to the political campaign of Barack Obama.  It follows the teachings of Saul Alinksy, and it can be summed up easily:  I will do anything to win.  That was the theory of Alinsky, whose radicalism was simply radicalism for power, not for the powerless.  Obama, like Alinsky, is not so much an ideologue as a power fanatic.  "Give me power, then trust me to do something good" both men seem to say...

Google Looks to Floating Data Centers for Energy [by Jason Mick] You use Google search all the time.  You've probably heard of Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Maps.  Maybe you've even heard of Google Gears.  But what about Google Navy? [more]

The Other 9/11 Story - What has and hasn't happened in the seven years since September 11, 2001 [by Victor Davis Hanson] Seven years ago we suffered the worst attack on the American homeland in our history. The material damage proved far greater than the 1814 British burning of Washington, the human losses more grievous than the almost 2,400 Americans lost at Pearl Harbor.[more]

Ground Zero: A Journal [by Vincent Druding] September 11 was to be my first day of work at a new job in downtown Manhattan. Though New York was still very new to me, it was immediately obvious that something was terribly wrong. As I climbed the stairs of the subway just a few blocks from the World Trade Center, there was a palpable feeling of panic in the air as people stared, horrified, into the sky. I followed their gaze upward and I instantly understood. Smoke and fire were gushing from a gaping hole in the smooth, silvery surface of the right-hand tower. [more]

Ethnic nationalism reappraised [in Dienekes' Anthropology Blog]

Jerry Z. Muller has an interesting article in Foreign Affairs, titled Us and Them: The Enduring Power of Ethnic Nationalism, in which he argues that the reason why Europe has enjoyed such a long period of peace after World War II was the fact that post-war states were largely ethnically homogeneous. Thus, he argues, peace was not so much the result of European nations' "overcoming" their nationalism, but rather its fulfillment, i.e. the creation of nation states dominated by a single ethnic group. [more]

McCain talks up oil drilling, green energy
by Declan McCullagh

ST. PAUL, Minn.--John McCain formally accepted the Republican Party's presidential nomination here on Thursday in a speech extolling the virtues of both oil drilling and green energy.
The Arizona senator received one of his loudest rounds of applause when he lashed out at his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, and characterized the dispute over oil drilling as a matter of international relations and security as well as economics. [more]

Have we misunderestimated George W Bush?

We may think we've got the measure of the 43rd President of the United States, the most unpopular man to have occupied the White House in modern times. But we'd be wrong, argues Rupert Cornwell. At home and abroad, the Bush years have seen real achievements – and history may judge him far more kindly than his critics would have us believe. [more]

[TheRegister]

“India and Belgium decry Chinese cyber attacks

Belgium and India have joined the growing ranks of countries voicing concerns about cyber attacks originating from China. Earlier this week, officials from both countries said computer networks inside their borders are routinely targeted by hackers trying [...]”

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