Month September 2008

Blairwatch Interviews Georgia’s Education Minister

Today, I attended a meeting on Georgia and the EU, organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies. During a break I managed to get an interview with Ghia Nodia, the Georgian Minister for Education. I also came accross two…

Fannie and Freddie. Socialized capitalism

Robert Reich It’s another case of socialized capitalism, folks. The largest, yet. Along with making lots of money for investors and their executives, Fannie and Freddie corrupted our political process. They blocked any attempt to reign in the risks. Their…

Cuba and Ivan

Cuba has highly regarded and effective hurricane contingency plans. Given that a major hurricane is passing over them from east to west, they will need all of their expertise to avoid loss of life.

When Barack’s berserkers lost the plot

In an age when politics is choreographed, voters watch out for the moments when the public-relations facade breaks down and venom pours through the cracks. Their judgment is rarely favourable when it does. Barack Obama knows it. All last week,…

Flying and airports

Just returned fron a 4-day cross country trip. The leg out was on US Airways. They had commericials for themselves via annoucenments and the TV for way to much of the time. Plus they now apparently charge for everything. I’m…