Category Archives: USA

Easily Confused (27) Whistleblowers

Posted on 10 June 2013 by

Whistleblower (will be prosecuted): Whistleblower (won’t be prosecuted):

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Another Housing Bubble Burst

Posted on 22 May 2013 by

News from Oklahoma: another housing bubble burst. (Hat tip to Titanic for the bad taste in humour.)

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Child Safety in America

Posted on 14 May 2013 by

A nice campaign by Moms demand Action for Gun Sense in America: Having grown up in Germany, I had Little Red Riding Hood (or rather “Rotkäppchen”), dodgeball and of course Kinder surprise eggs in my childhood. I didn’t have any assault … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (25) Castro Brothers

Posted on 13 May 2013 by

Castro brothers (innocent): Castro brothers (not innocent):

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Did you notice the Irony? (7) Guantanamo

Posted on 12 May 2013 by

When it comes to the future of the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, I always wonder why those who are against it are running a campaign called “Close Guantanamo”. I looks to me like Guantanamo is already rather … Continue reading →

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Charles Ramsey is Burma Jones

Posted on 9 May 2013 by

My most favourite character in literature is Burma Jones. The only black, the only sane, possibly the smartest and yet the funniest person in A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, he works for “minimal wage” – not his only mispronunciation … Continue reading →

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You want more Surveillance? You can have it.

Posted on 2 May 2013 by

I just read this: A new CNN/Time … Poll indicates four in ten Americans say they are willing to give up some civil liberties to fight terrorism. Only 38% favor expanding government monitoring of e-mail and cell phones. While this … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (21) Miranda Rights

Posted on 22 April 2013 by

Miranda: Mirinda: As I get arrested less often than I get thirsty, I feel like my Mirinda rights are being violated more often.

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Who is responsible for the Boston Massacre?

Posted on 19 April 2013 by

I don’t understand all this excitement on CNN about the manhunt for the alleged perpetrators of the attacks in Boston. I thought it was perfectly clear that the Boston Massacre was committed by British soldiers. And why is this being … Continue reading →

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North Korea’s Military Strategy

Posted on 30 March 2013 by

I have studied a great many wars, but I am not aware of an example where the aggressor state revealed its detailed step-by-step strategy in advance. In public. In a colourful video. North Korea has the courtesy to do so and lays … Continue reading →

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