February 2008

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• homistan, straw polls

  BFF!!

  02.28.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  
  

• univerCity

  Decline Scenario

  02.27.08 | Permalink | 18 Comments

  In a rather half-hearted piece for TNR, Imperial Illusions, Amartya Sen spends some time ruminating on the good/bad of British colonialism in India with an eye towards comparison with the American imperialism. He offers a sketch of the 2,000 year old pre-history of British rule in India as a “country” with “global influence”. Though, he [...]

• imperial watch, straw polls

  Oh Noez

  02.25.08 | Permalink | 18 Comments

  Obama Photo Causes Stir, AP:
  A photograph circulating in the Internet of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya in 2006 is causing a dustup in the presidential campaign over what constitutes a smear.
  The Associated Press photograph portrays Obama wearing a white turban and a wraparound white robe [...]

• imperial watch

  The Winter of Their Discontent

  02.21.08 | Permalink | 10 Comments

  Bill O’Reilly is probably not as big an asshole as he appears to be, but one thing is certain, he does a terrific job playing one on radio and television. For years, Americans have contended with “entertainers-cum-pundits” setting frames around policy debates. O’Reilly’s, Limbaugh’s, Hannity’s and Beck’s characters are most likely amplifications of the personalities [...]

• noted

  6,000,000,000

  02.20.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  “The last thing we’d want is boxes and boxes of crumpled receipts.” Um, brilliant.

• homistan

  Rawalpundit

  02.19.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  I appeared on Chicago Public Radio’s Worldview this morning for a brief chat. Give it a listen.

  [Thanks to John for that, um, title.]