Tag: "politics"
Anybody remember what a moderate sounds like?
This blog post by Timothy Snyder over at the New York Review of Books reminded me of a point of view that is just plain missing in America these days. Patriots pay their share. To refuse to do so in a moment of need, which is just what the Republicans leadership did during the negotiations [...]
You’re Not Using the Internet. . .
It is using you. That’s the spectre raised in a recent article by Sue Halpern in the New York Review of Books. Among other works, she reviews Eli Pariser’s Filter Bubble (which we have previously commented on). Here is just one of the many troubling issues she raises in her article: Why this matters is [...]
New Report: Plenty of Room for Growth in Catskills
The Open Space Institute just released a report on the state of open space and land conservation in the Catskill Mountains of New York State: This study shows that appropriately placed development can coexist with the region’s natural resources, bolstering opportunities for reliable, year-round employment. It also indicates that the existing development footprint might quadruple, [...]
Un goûter Québécois?
The Globe and Mail reports on the emergence of a right wing fringe tea party-like movement in the province of Quebec, indicating that polls show it could potentially beat both the Liberals and the Parti Quebecois. Americans can take some comfort in this. If we’re becoming a banana republic, at least we won’t be alone.
