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The end of Pax Americana? by TB September 7, 2011 8:08 am
  • One of the most important aspects of Pax Americana was our willingness to serve as the economic engine of the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-07 18:42:43
    • The American Middle class was created by people getting the crap beat out of them by company dicks on picket ... by ER 2011-09-07 19:31:17
    • Excellent analysis. I studied Mackinder and geopolitics extensively when I was in grad school, and Mahan because of my ... by ER 2011-09-07 08:34:15
      • It's all very 19th century by Robert 2011-09-07 14:24:47
        • Old Irish curse: May you live in interesting times. I think we're there. Things change so quickly with overturns in ... by Eri 2011-09-07 18:26:52
          • For some of us, though, the leaps are a little too mind-boggling. by Robert 2011-09-08 12:20:40
            • Future shocked? Maybe you need to hang around more young people. My kids are swimming in this stuff ... by TB 2011-09-08 12:26:13
              • Well, yeah, but young people are by definition immune to future shock, having experienced little of the future so far. by Robert 2011-09-08 19:28:33
                • Keep that in mind when talking about immortality, or even lifespans in the hundreds. Might be cool for us ... by TB 2011-09-08 21:09:53
          • It may be a bit too early yet to declare that technology is going to make that much difference. ... by ER 2011-09-07 16:30:02
            • History will repeat itself with the Internet? by Robert 2011-09-07 17:18:33
              • And the net hasn't been a boon to propagandists and political agitators, especially reactionary ones? Of course, the same ... by ER 2011-09-07 19:04:24
                • One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". by Robert 2011-09-08 12:16:43
                  • Sorry if I spoke too brashly, or unfairly. I'm just kind of jaded and bitter about these matters. ... by ER 2011-09-08 14:09:28
                    • Maybe you're just looking at the wrong things. I see the glass as at least half full. Some ... by TB 2011-09-08 14:46:48
                      • I suppose you're right. I'm just an old fart bitchin' about my days of black hair and flat belly, ... by ER 2011-09-08 18:34:15
                        • Wellll, ER, I avowed that I'm skeptical of new technology, for the sake of new technology, anyway. So I wouldn't ... by Robert 2011-09-08 19:39:56
                          • Maudlin crap? Well, maybe you're right, Robert. That's why I brought it up in my response to TB, in ... by ER 2011-09-10 07:38:26
                            • I'm sorry, ER. by Robert 2011-09-10 11:12:29
                  • Someone can point a cell phone at someone in Cairo and the film can be all over the world in ... by TB 2011-09-07 19:18:53
                  • I like the trend. Decentralization of systems is a good thing, and should be encouraged. by TB 2011-09-07 17:51:13
            Michael Bloomberg by Eri September 7, 2011 6:52 am
            • Anyone who can run New York City successfully is probably qualified to be President. Bloomberg (and Giuliani) are both ... by ER 2011-09-07 08:37:34
              • I don't think quite as much of Guiliani just because he can't keep his pants zipped. I have no ... by Eri 2011-09-08 06:09:35
                • No way! Giuliani is a Republican and a patriot. In fact, lately he's been passing himself off as a ... by ER 2011-09-08 07:09:09
                  • One more Republican by Eri 2011-09-08 18:38:47
              Wind energy? "Whoa." by TB September 6, 2011 3:02 pm
              • Wind energy is the Liberal equivalent of Conservative 'drill, drill, drill'. Easy to say because we know it will never ... by ER 2011-09-07 08:12:41
                • The future of natural gas is already here. The vast majority of new power plants being built use it, ... by TB 2011-09-07 08:30:12
                  • Less gas than was thought. by podrock 2011-09-07 11:35:54
                    • Note this, though: "The new estimates are much higher than the last assessment by the Geological Survey in 2002. Those estimates ... by TB 2011-09-07 13:18:28
                      • Well, yes, of course. We get better at using long poles and ladders when the low fruit is gone. by podrock 2011-09-07 17:11:46
                        • That's a good way to put it. by TB 2011-09-07 17:43:05
                    • EDITED: But TB, I'm an environmentalist... by ER 2011-09-07 09:00:41
                  • Well, if I have anything to say, by Eri 2011-09-06 18:21:33
                    • For fun, pop your Zip code into the "My Community" section of this page and see what power plants are ... by TB 2011-09-06 18:51:54
                      • G C O & L. Operating. None proposed or closed. by Eri 2011-09-06 20:35:49
                      • I saw a lot of giant windmills while driving across the country last month. Most were out in farm ... by TB 2011-09-06 18:37:22
                      Top Secret America by TB September 4, 2011 1:02 pm
                      • Apparently, the news is now leaking out from Libya that a lot of our prisoners were being interrogated in Libya ... by ER 2011-09-04 13:18:55
                        Tropical storm Lee heads onshore by TB September 4, 2011 10:42 am
                          It won't be that much longer by Eri September 3, 2011 7:28 pm
                          • But what CAN a poor boy do? ...except to sing for a rock and roll band... The greatest rock and roll ... by ER 2011-09-04 10:41:49
                            • Well, you could do worse. Ol' Mick's on the other side of that fancy gate, now. Ask not for whom ... by TB 2011-09-04 10:56:12
                              • I don't resent Mick 's millions one bit. I pay for his product because I want to, I enjoy it, and ... by ER 2011-09-04 11:10:31
                                • Nope. Didn't say any of that stuff. Not even remotely. I don't believe any of it either. Just ... by TB 2011-09-04 11:26:56
                                  • Actually, it's Mick that's being ironic, and deliberately so. He's no "street fightin' man", he's just a "singer in ... by ER 2011-09-04 11:39:15
                                    • Second lyric is from the Moody Blues. I'm a big fan of theirs, too, and we saw them a ... by TB 2011-09-04 11:52:59
                                      • mp3 @ amazon by Robert 2011-09-05 12:04:17
                                        • I've never heard this work, but I've heard much about it. The personnel involved includes some real heavyweights, as ... by ER 2011-09-04 12:08:21
                              • The protests will begin in earnest when the Republicans get elected and learn they can't make the recession go away ... by ER 2011-09-04 05:49:03
                                Meet the real Rick Perry by Eri September 3, 2011 7:25 pm
                                • I know you won't listen...but hey...I swim upstream. what the hell by Jody 2011-09-04 11:08:00
                                  ....and then there is this... by Jody September 3, 2011 9:56 am
                                  • Well, Pat Robertson claimed the Teletubbies were gay propaganda designed to turn children into homosexuals, and Ariel Dorfmann was convinced ... by ER 2011-09-03 10:30:22
                                    • I am gonna move to Timbuktu...I swan. Ya know though ER....digressing here...but look what you and I have been exposed to ... by Jody 2011-09-03 12:05:33
                                      • I wouldn't worry about it. For hundreds of years, Roman kids went with their parents to the Circus and ... by ER 2011-09-03 12:13:28
                                    The current Wikileaks disaster by TB September 2, 2011 3:43 pm
                                      CEO's earn more than companies pay in taxes by Eri August 31, 2011 5:12 am
                                      • You still don't get it, do you Eri? These are the "job creators". They're being rewarded for all those jobs ... by ER 2011-08-31 06:12:34
                                        • In that case, the CEO's should be paying US. by Eri 2011-08-31 12:53:29
                                          • Oh, they will. As soon as they get their tax cut. by ER 2011-08-31 13:17:32
                                            • Of course they will. And what planet are YOU from? :-) by Eri 2011-08-31 14:46:58
                                        Cheney afraid of War Crimes Prosecution? by Eri August 31, 2011 5:10 am
                                          Huh? by Eri August 30, 2011 7:32 am
                                          • “multi-lateral debating societies”. Isn't that what's called a "democracy"? by ER 2011-08-30 08:04:55
                                            • That's certainly what I thought it was. Obviously, Mr. Perry doesn't think much of Democracy. by Eri 2011-08-30 11:28:28
                                              • People like Mr Perry find it inconceivable that people who don't agree with them can have honest and principled reasons ... by ER 2011-08-30 11:52:05
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