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Причины недоверия россиян к иностранцам
See the interesting subject article (re Russians' lack of knowledge of foreign languages), at. Regrettably, too technically complicated to copy text.As regards Americans and foreign languages,...
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[JB note: I share the below widely ignored (with good reason) piece with reluctance, for I fear it will be misunderstood. I am a great admirer of the culture and other achievements of the people of...
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Why "Eastern Europeans" (in this case of Ukrainian ancestry) make the best...
With thanks for RB for the "make the best Westerns" quote.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJack Palance1953 publicity photoBornVolodymyr PalahniukFebruary 18, 1919Hazle Township, Pennsylvania,...
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Common Stereotypes For Each State In The US [slide show]: Not Serious Note...
rantplaces.comPosted June 14, 2015 by Chris GambleStereotypes can sometimes be offensive. Mostly they are just annoying for the people being stereotyped. One thing is certain, we are all stereotyped...
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America by the numbers: An age-centric look at when, how, and what we spent:
From Bank of America (JB note: I bank there; I suppose it's a kind of advertisement, but the statistics are interesting)'Show infographicText Version
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How Walking Fosters Creativity: Stanford Researchers Confirm What...
openculture.comvia RM on FacebookImage via Diego Sevilla RuizA certain Zen proverb goes something like this: “A five year old can understand it, but an 80 year old cannot do it.” The subject of this...
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Note to the Media: Secretary Clinton and President G.W. Bush Agree to Go on a...
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President George W. Bush have agreed to go on a worldwide speaking tour. Judging by their previous appearances, their main venues will be...
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Why So Many Americans Feel So Powerless: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus...
robertreich.orgSUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2015image fromA security guard recently told me he didn’t know how much he’d be earning from week to week because his firm kept changing his schedule and his pay. “They...
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Options for Ukraine
[JB note: I share the below widely ignored (doubtless with good reason) 2005 piece on options for Ukraine in our new century -- with reluctance, for concern it will be misunderstood, and (not really a...
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The Deal with Iran: How to Make Lemonade out of Lemons
Alexander H. Joffe July 16, 2015, breakingisraelnews.comimage fromExtractIran is about to undergo a kind of opening to the world. Taking advantage of that is now a vital goal for Western intelligence...
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To defeat BDS, enlist Israeli Americans
Adam Milstein, jewishjournal.comimage from entryExtract:In the face of an anti-Semitic enemy committed to the destruction of Israel — and willing to play dirty — what is the best way to respond? Many...
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Misha’s Mission Impossible
via AH on Facebook foreignpolicy.comThe former Georgian president takes on Ukraine’s most corrupt region. He’s got his work cut out for him.BY ANNA NEMTSOVAJULY 15, 2015 - 11:35 AMODESSA, UKRAINE —...
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5 WAYS TO CELEBRATE THE TAKEOVER OF TEXAS AFTER JADE HELM: Note for a...
Via KR on Facebookfrom houstonpress.comBY JEF ROUNERTUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015 | 2 DAYS AGOMidlandJokes.comIf you believe the more tinfoilier parts of the Internet, the takeover of Texas and establishment...
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Can We Just, Like, Get Over the Way Women Talk?
[JB note: Let me make an honest admission: I fervently believe that women are superior to men. History is full of examples, from Eve onwards ... However, the blackboard-nail-stratching voices of USA...
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Revising the Battle of the Narrative
image from[JB comment: If I read the word "narrative" in yet another piece on "the centrality of narratives to conflict," I think I will take out ... my editorial spear].John DeRosa,...
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10 Ways to Fix America’s Ailing State Department
It's time for the State Department to reclaim its rightful place in the policymaking process. Here's how.via MTD on FacebookJoseph Cassidy, foreignpolicy.comimage fromThe State Department seems to...
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How U.S. Brands Can Engage The New Cuba
Jack Leslie, huffingtonpost.comimage fromToday, the U.S. will once again have an embassy in Havana after 54 years. On a recent trip to Cuba, I saw the pole on which the American flag will soon be...
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АГОНИЯ РОССИЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ
«Эти бедные селенья…» Федор ТютчевЭти бедные селенья,Эта скудная природа —Край родной долготерпенья,Край ты русского народа!Не поймет и не заметитГордый взор иноплеменный,Что сквозит и тайно светитВ...
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GREECE: German diplomacy without diplomats
dw.comThe German government urgently needs to draw the right lessons from the public diplomacy disaster that its Greece policy has become in Europe, argues Thorsten Benner.image from Extract:It is...
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CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange Names Meghann Curtis...
U.S. Department of State veteran to open new office in Washington, D.C.businesswire.comimage from entry, with caption: CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange names U.S. Department of State...
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