Samuelson on Boomsday

Robert Samuelson has an article in the WAPO on 'Boomsday', both the novel and the public policy part. Good read.

Key Quote:

I was born in late 1945 and count myself a part of this failure. In our careless self-absorption, we are committing a political and economic crime against our children and perhaps -- when they awaken to their victimization -- even ourselves.

"You Shall Know The Truth, And The Truth Shall Set You Free."

ABC News reports that all charges are being dropped against the Duke Lax Three. Durham-in-Wonderland has a fantastic Case Narrative (Parts: 1,2,3).

No Giant Rabbits For NORKS

A few months ago it was reported that gianourmous rabbits grown in Germany would be exported to famine ridden North Korea. A dozen were sent to the country to begin breeding operations, and these monster Peter rabbits were going to be a Hail Mary play for the Somali's of Asia. Soon the citizens of would the DPNK would have tasty rabbit to with their dinner of dirt and rocks.

Now one again the people of North Korea find themselves Munsoned. Why so, you ask?

Well according to the TimesOnline they "were eaten at a birthday banquet for Kim Jong Il", and because of this the breeder of these rabbits will no longer export them to North Korea.

I've said it before and will say it again, no matter how bad your day may be - at least you don't live in North Korea!

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Barber: Overselling Capitalism

Overselling capitalism: Why today's markets are headed for disaster unless there is a shift in focus, by Benjamin Barber. Los Angeles Times, April 4, 2007.



Barber is the author of Jihad vs. McWorld and his newest Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole a book I am looking forward to reading.

THE CRISIS IN subprime mortgages betrays a deeper predicament facing consumer capitalism triumphant: The "Protestant ethos" of hard work and deferred gratification has been replaced by an infantilist ethos of easy credit and impulsive consumption that puts democracy and the market system at risk.

Good Article.

Black Globalization

Hold for a post on Black Globalization.




.......no Steve, it has nothing to do with hip-hop.

Iran Update

A whole lot of ugly is brewing right now between the U.S. and Iran (has been since ’79). The U.S. is attempting to contain Iran’s growing power in the region. To do so the White House is trying to provoke Iran to action, so it can bomb them. Bomb the crap out of them, and then bomb them again. They see this as necessary since Saddam is no longer around to contain Iranian power, and Iran is becoming too powerful in the region. It’s beyond the scope of this blog to into the thick of it, but here is an update:

- ABC News has just reported that the U.S. is secretly working with Jundullah a Baluchi guerilla organization that has been conducting assassinations and car bombings in eastern Iran.
(Backgrounder: Violence and Rebellion in Iranian Balochistan, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor June 29, 2006)

- NPR and der Spiegel has an overview of a tit-for-tat game of kidnappings playing out between the U.S. and Iran.

- Christopher Dickey in Newsweek writes of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah growing role in the region to stem the brewing crisis.

- Asia Times is covering the diplomatic and economic fronts.