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| Blog Name: | Kevin Drum |
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| Language: | English |
| Topics: | Iraq, Sarah Palin, Football |
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Watching the World
John Judis a few days ago on the possible fallout from the Dubai World crisis: You have to remember that the Great Depression only became “great,” that is, global, when an obscure Austrian bank went under in 1931, and set off a massive financial explosion around Europe. Capitalism is an irrational system that is often full of unpleasant surprises. The collapse of Dubai World may turn out to be nothing. But it could also turn out be one of those unpleasant surprises. Hopefully not. But this has always been my biggest concern.
John Judis a few days ago on the possible fallout from the Dubai World crisis: You have to remember that the Great Depression only became “great,” that is, global, when an obscure Austrian bank went under in 1931, and set off a massive financial explosion around Europe. Capitalism is an irrational system that is often full of unpleasant surprises. The collapse of Dubai World may turn out to be nothing. But it could also turn out be one of those unpleasant surprises. Hopefully not. But this has always been my biggest concern.
Thanksgiving Catblogging
It's time to stop thinking about politics for a few days and instead think about turkey and mashed potatoes and football games and 4 am sales. And cats. It is for me and mine, anyway. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
It's time to stop thinking about politics for a few days and instead think about turkey and mashed potatoes and football games and 4 am sales. And cats. It is for me and mine, anyway. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
Finance Lobby Update
I've sometimes wondered what it would take to get a guy like Dana Milbank to wipe the smirk off his face and get genuinely outraged. Now I know: listening in on a call with the finance lobby. On Tuesday, the American Financial Services Association even held a conference call with reporters to update them on its efforts — successful so far — to torpedo plans for a new Consum
I've sometimes wondered what it would take to get a guy like Dana Milbank to wipe the smirk off his face and get genuinely outraged. Now I know: listening in on a call with the finance lobby. On Tuesday, the American Financial Services Association even held a conference call with reporters to update them on its efforts — successful so far — to torpedo plans for a new Consum
Messages From the Past
Wikileaks has released an archive of half a million wireless pager messages from 9/11. Here's a random sampling: 13:37:52 All, feel free to work from home the remainder of this week. All is fine and I am in Kansas City now. I am attempting to get to Denver tomorrow, but do not know if I will get there or not. 13:37:52 Call me ASAP All TEA travel has been cancelled until further notice. You will have to stay where you
Wikileaks has released an archive of half a million wireless pager messages from 9/11. Here's a random sampling: 13:37:52 All, feel free to work from home the remainder of this week. All is fine and I am in Kansas City now. I am attempting to get to Denver tomorrow, but do not know if I will get there or not. 13:37:52 Call me ASAP All TEA travel has been cancelled until further notice. You will have to stay where you
Phil Carter Leaves the Pentagon
Earlier this morning I said that whenever I settle down and take a serious look at the policies Barack Obama has pursued so far, "nine times out of ten" it's pretty much what I expected. Among big-ticket items, the biggest one-time-out-of-ten where he's not doing what I expected is in the area of detainee and civil liberties issues. Glenn Greenwald wonders if this is what led to the abrupt resignation of Phil Carter the other day:
Earlier this morning I said that whenever I settle down and take a serious look at the policies Barack Obama has pursued so far, "nine times out of ten" it's pretty much what I expected. Among big-ticket items, the biggest one-time-out-of-ten where he's not doing what I expected is in the area of detainee and civil liberties issues. Glenn Greenwald wonders if this is what led to the abrupt resignation of Phil Carter the other day:
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