Category Archives: politics

perfidious Former Albion

Posted on Sunday, 2002 May 05 by Anton

I see that a “former Bolivian president” (BBC) / “ex-Bolivian dictator” (CNN) / “former Bolivian leader” (Nando) has died. What kind of dictator did he become when he retired from being Bolivian? Why do you never see “Bolivian ex-dictator” (or … Continue reading →

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where they stood

Posted on Thursday, 2002 May 02 by Anton

Animation of Congress. For those three of you who haven’t seen it: Keith Poole‘s team at U.Houston tabulated the roll-call votes in Congress from 1879 to 1998 and did a factor analysis; the two dimensions shown in the animation are … Continue reading →

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DOM bait

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

Craig Schamp grouses: This state is run by boobs. I wish Condi Rice would return and run against Babs Boxer for Senate in 2004 . . . . Better Condi’s boobs than Babs’ boobs, eh? The question calls for closer examination.

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nonsense, only Americans shoot people

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

Just when you thought I had stopped talking about guns, here are John and Antonio on the recent school shooting in Germany: And guess whose fault it is, according to psychologist Andrés González Bellido in the Vanguardia? You guessed it. … Continue reading →

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voodoo security

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

There’s nothing new in this story — which is why such stories need to be published again and again and again. Harassment in the name of security, a subject on which I have touched before, is useless and dangerous (like … Continue reading →

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no surprise in Zimbabwe

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

Am I the only one who remembers that in or about 1980 Robert Mugabe said frankly that his plan was for an orderly legal transition to a one-party state? Maybe it’s a false memory.

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cops and/or robbers

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

This ought to surprise nobody. (Another link from Kopel; search for “April 2”.) I’m pleased that Mr Harper had the good sense to shoot at the robbers even though they claimed to be police. If it happens more often, maybe … Continue reading →

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