Francis Fukuyama: ‘In recently democratised countries I’m still a rock star’
JB: A personal note: Anyone who lived in Eastern/Central Europe in the 1990s (as I had the privilege) was aware that the collapse of communism was not the "end of history," which communism in many ways...
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American ivory-tower academe-speak about public diplomacy ...
(from a Facebook entry)John Brown15 hrs · Edited ·American ivory-tower academe-speak:"As yet, there are few culturally-informed analytical frameworks that can help us speak constructively about...
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What economic equality looks like in America - Note for a Lecture, "E...
Via WK on FacebookFromBy Heather Long @byHeatherLong January 2, 2015: 6:33 AM ETYork, Pennsylvania is one of the cities with the least income inequality in America.267TOTAL SHARES1936212NEW YORK...
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Half the Country Lives in These Counties - Note for a Lecture, "E Pluribus...
From 24.3K Share Alvin Wardfiled under: The Afternoon MapIMAGE CREDIT: BUSINESS INSIDERWalter Hickey and Joe Weisenthal of Business Insider used Census data to determine that half the people in...
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What people in each state are most thankful for, in one map
From; via JJ on FacebookBY JUSTIN GREEN | NOVEMBER 27, 2014 | 9:47 AM What are you thankful for this year?The data team at Facebook analyzed the posts of English speakers in the United States, and they...
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Почему продвинутая молодежь больше не покупает авто и квартиры
From; via OS on FacebookJB note: Would not have Marx been delighted by this development: "[M]aterial, immediately perceptible private property is the material perceptible expression of estranged human...
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The Marvel of American Resilience
FromAutocrats can always cultivate prodigies. The question is what to do with the remaining 99%.Bret StepehnsDec. 22, 2014 7:02 p.m. ET345 COMMENTSImagine an economic historian in the year 2050 talking...
View ArticleObama at ease, if not at home, in native Hawaii: Note for a lecture, "E...
By MICHAEL A. MEMOLI, Los Angeles TimesAmid growing public opposition, the Honolulu City Council recently dropped a proposal to rename a popular beach in honor of former patron President Obama. Last...
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Cannabis crazy: It doesn't just describe the move to legalize weed. It could...
JB note: While I enjoy, perhaps more than I should, a glass or two -- and even more -- of red wine, and drank my fair share of vodka while posted as Cultural Affairs Officer in Russia, 98-01 (being...
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The United States, Divided By The Booze They Drink: Note for a Lecture, "E...
From; via GH on Facebook30,1556Rob BrickenProfileFollowRob BrickenFiled to: THIS IS AWESOMEBOOZEINFOGRAPHICSToday 2:00pmShare to KinjaShare to FacebookShare to PinterestShare to TwitterGo to...
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Las Vegas: America's Cultural Capital at its Former Best?
I have just returned from a three-day "el-cheapo" package visit to the cultural capital of the USA -- once known as "sin city" -- Las Vegas. I make an occasional pilgrimage to this mirage-in-the-desert...
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Gosende/Pepper contribution on Russian President Vladimir Putin
Putin image fromGosende/Pepper contribution on Russian President Vladimir Putin Introduction – Ambassador Robert Gosende:Many have written about Russian President Vladimir Putin trying to analyze his...
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The Kerry-Hollande eternal friendship Hug -- or, is the person who planned...
From a Facebook entry (with thanks to MC for sharing facebook thoughts on this "triumph" of American public diplomacy)The eternal friendship between the United States and France ... or, I wonder if the...
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Separated at Birth? There's hope for U.S.-Russian relations ...
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Douce France ...
"Like many other artists of the time, he [Trenet] chose to go on entertaining the occupying [Nazi] forces rather than sacrifice his career. He agreed, when asked by the Germans, to go and sing for the...
View ArticleThe Annexation of Hawaii: Note for a Lecture, "E PLuribus Unum? What Keeps...
From; see also.The Annexation of HawaiiDigital History ID 3159After a century of American rule, many native Hawaiians remain bitter about how the United States acquired the islands, located 2,500 miles...
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Hawaiian Kingdom Independence Blog: Note for a Lecture, "E Pluribus Unum?...
FromHawaiian Kingdom Independence BlogHawaii… an independent country under prolonged illegal occupationCommentsPostsThis blog is about Hawaii's status as an independent country under prolonged illegal...
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Here Is The Most Disproportionately Popular Cuisine In Each State: Note for a...
The Huffington Post | By Harry BradfordEmailPosted: 01/14/2015 7:35 am EST via JB on FacebookWhen most people think American cuisine, they think pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers.While these are indeed...
View ArticleThe absence of the word "democracy" in the Declaration of Independence and...
IN the aftermath of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson set out to make the world safe for democracy. Since then, U.S. Presidents have marched to the drumbeat of Wilsonian idealism. Indeed, most U.S....
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