Does the MSM have any editors left?
Russia's anti-gay policies may have taken a back seat to it's annexation of Crimea this summer.From: Moscow Takes a Break From Ukraine Fighting to Hate on Gays Some More By Katie Zavadski, nymag.com
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"These people aren't just terrorists, they're plagiarists!"--Jon Stewart video, starting at 2:14; image fromPUBLIC DIPLOMACYDigital Last at Voice of America with John Kerry –- Good Enough for...
View ArticleScottish independence could mean messy divorce: A look at 5 key issues
A view of a 'Welcome to Scotland' sign at the Scottish border, Scotland Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. (AP / Scott Heppell)Share:3Text: Share on print (2)Jill Lawless, The Associated PressPublished Sunday,...
View ArticleWhat separatists in Scotland can teach us about separatists in Ukraine
From Russian DirectSep 12, 2014Dominic Basulto13415If the Scots vote for independence from the United Kingdom on Sept. 18, that could have interesting implications for the way we think about the...
View ArticleSeptember 14 Public Diplomacy Review
"There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full."--Henry Kissinger; image fromPUBLIC DIPLOMACYBackground Briefing En Route to Ankara, Turkey - Special Briefing, Senior State Department...
View ArticleDear Scotland: An open letter from your Canadian cousins
GLOBE EDITORIALThe Globe and Mail; via GG on FacebookPublished Friday, Sep. 12 2014, 5:40 PM EDTLast updated Friday, Sep. 12 2014, 6:30 PM EDT194 comments Dear Scotland,You probably don’t know this,...
View ArticleMillennials Love Transit Most, Boomers Still Stuck on Cars: Note for a...
from; via GG on facebookMillennials Love Transit Most, Boomers Still Stuck on CarsA new study shows generations bucking their upbringings, with sheltered Millennials choosing the bus.SARAH GOODYEAR...
View ArticleA thought on NFL players and domestic violence
Sure, if you look at porn movies you won't become a sex maniac. Sure, if you read the Old Testament you won't sacrifice your son. Sure, if you you look at constant car ads on Tee-Vee you won't give up...
View ArticleThe regrettable end of Google Blog Search
Google Blog SearchFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGoogle BlogsGoogle Blog Search was a specialized service of Google used to searchblogs.[1] It was discontinued in May 2014. The Blog Search was...
View ArticleGoogle Kills Blogsearch - But Here's How You Can Force Google to Display it
Google Kills Blogsearch - But Here's How You Can Force Google to Display itin Blogs Google Google Blogsearch Google News Google News Archive NewsitemGoogle Blogsearch is no more. It appears that...
View ArticleMaps as Propaganda
Propaganda Maps: Propaganda Maps Are Designed to PersuadeBy Juliet JacobsAll maps are designed with a purpose; whether to aid in navigation, accompany a news article, or display data. Some maps,...
View ArticlePreviously All-Talk White-Supremacist “League of the South” Now Forming...
FromThursday, September 11, 2014Previously All-Talk White-Supremacist “League of the South” Now Forming Paramilitary UnitPhoto from the S.P.L.C.The Southern Poverty Law Center (S.P.L.C.), an...
View ArticleClimate change and evolution
Below a reaction from yours truly to an entry by a Facebook friend on climate change:What strikes me about the whole climate change debate is that (judging, from my unprofessional view of the...
View ArticlePutin-era Russian public diplomacy and selling the latest weapons systems ...
Russia and Azerbaijan can develop cooperation in energy sector, MTC and agriculture - en.trend.az: "Russia and Azerbaijan can develop cooperation in the energy sector, the MTC and agriculture, Sergei...
View ArticleSeptember 15-20 Public Diplomacy Review
"It is only that which has no history, which can be defined."--Nietzche, Genealogy of Morals (II, 13); Nietzche image fromPUBLIC DIPLOMACY-RELATED BLOGSBlogs by Council members - Public Diplomacy...
View ArticleCensorship in Russia
From Robert Darnton, "The Soul of the Censor," New York Review of Books. Via MP on Facebook:Consider Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s account of his experience in The Oak and the Calf, published in 1975, a...
View ArticleАндрей Битов – об аппетитах империи
Via YA on FacebookFrom RFE/RLМнения / ИнтервьюРаспечататьВаш комментарий (5)Поделиться в социальной сетиОпубликовать у себяВиктор РезунковОпубликовано 20.09.2014 07:57Писатель Андрей Битов – автор книг...
View ArticleGorgias vs. Socrates/Plato; Creel vs. Lippmann; Telling a story vs. telling...
Bob Broedel shared Quantum Activist's photo.13 hrs · Quantum ActivistIs Truth relative, or absolute?LikeLike · · Share13 people like this.John Brown Gorgias vs Socrates/Plato: FYI, am writing a piece...
View ArticleУ какой черты остановился Владимир Путин
From slon.ru http://slon.ru/world/u_kakoy_cherty_ostanovilsya_vladimir_putin-1160450.xhtmlРоссия Экономика Бизнес Деньги Мир Будущее ФотоРоссийская идеология42 038 22.09.2014, 11:03У какой...
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