July 2008

France does something right.

July 29, 2008

Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France, has earned what I consider a major economic victory. In recent weeks, both houses of the French Parliament (theChambre Lâche and the Assemblée du Capitulation) passed legislation that has been hailed–and lamented–as the end of the 35-hour workweek. This legislation makes it easier for companies, unions, and workers to negotiate working [...]

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On The Dark Knight.

July 18, 2008

WARNING: Spoilers ahead. If you haven’t seen the movie yet and do not wish to have any clue or hint revealed unto you, don’t read this post. ADDENDUM TO WARNING: Thanks to a new plug-in, I can now hide text with the “spoiler tag.” If you want to read the spoiler text, move yer mouse [...]

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Interregnum.

July 15, 2008

One of the more unusual aspects of the 2008 campaign is that both Barack Obama and John McCain face questions face questions about their status as natural born citizens, which would jeopardize their eligibility to be President. Some have claimed that Obama’s Hawaiian birth certificate was forged—perhaps to cover up proof that he wasn’t born [...]

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Fourth of July, 2008.

July 4, 2008

Happy 232nd Birthday to the United States of America! … Earlier this week, one of the Baldwin brothers said that he’ll leave the United States if Obama wins the election. Considering he had his fingers crossed, he probablysaid it in jest. Nonetheless, it brings to mind the people who, four and eight years ago, swore they’d leave [...]

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