The Imperial City And The World
Our friends in Israel are apparently concerned that Obama will pressure Bibi to curtail settlements. Demonstrating outside chez Bibi, Israelis declare: "People tell us that it is impossible to stand up against American pressure; there is no bigger … [Continue reading]
We almost never recycle art here. Largely because it is more fun to make new stuff. But this one of Joe from last Fall came to mind reading his stream of consciousness ramblings from his trip around the Russian periphery. (You can set the density … [Continue reading]
Many weird things in Time's recycling of reporting already out re Cheney's effort to secure Scooter's pardon. A 5-time draft dodger presses the case to another draft dodger invoking the tribal brotherhood of men in combat under fire? To the extent … [Continue reading]
People are asking. FSJ does underscore how American artificially inflated lifestyles even post collapse are contingent upon human squalor elsewhere. It's not just a Nike shop gone rogue or some clothes chain in Thailand. Funny how American … [Continue reading]
One symbolic skeet shoot is a success. Since 2005 we here have together been talking at great length about the inevitable procurement scissors crisis. So it begins. And as we've been talking for some time, this is only the cusp. The milporn … [Continue reading]