monday message board – john quiggin

The nonsense associated with the US mid-term elections, namely the allegations of fraud and corruption, the toxic smears, the calls to bring in the police and to impound ballots, and the rampant gerrymandering, have me once again thinking that Americans are inferior and uncivilised people.. It's..

the day the guns fell silent

Now called Veterans Day, in United States, it was the end of World War I, Great War. This weekend, the day is being marked across Europe at the battlefields and cemeteries of France and Belgium, and in United States at the future site of the National World War I Memorial..

french president demands a european army

America's midterm elections leave the nation with Republican Senate and Democratic House — picture of the division within the nation and portent of still division and gridlock to come.. ... Armstrong, for proof that the main descendants of Israel are America and Britain, and that Judah..

trade

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thessaloniki on Saturday there is more room for Greece and United States to boost commercial ties. United States can help Greece in restoring its economy, especially in the fields of innovation and startup businesses, Greek Prime..

this week: five events you need to know (november 10)

America's midterm elections leave the nation with Republican Senate and Democratic House — picture of the division within the nation and portent of still division and gridlock to come.. ... Armstrong, for proof that the main descendants of Israel are America and Britain, and that Judah..

armistice day — crooked timber

The rise of Germany and the US against the relative decline of British empire meant the balance of forces must change. See Mike Davis Late Victorian Holocausts Idiot theorists of totalitarianism are invited to comment upon Triple War South America... ..

remembering academic freedom during world war i

Burton accused Schaper of being Kaiser's man and within few hours, the regents had dismissed him because his attitude of mind and his expressed unwillingness to aid United States in the war, render him unfit and unable rightly to discharge the duties of his position.. ... By the..

brics: a future in limbo?

., is the fact that PM Narendra Modi is like in the wind, constantly wavering between pleasing the US and leaning toward the east, Russia and China. ... This article was posted on Sunday, November 11th, 2018 at 9 46pm and is filed under, China, India, Jair Bolsonaro, Land ownership, Land Use,..

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op-ed: how we might think about the ‘war to end all wars’

Late in the war, did United States enter the in 1917... United States into the war ensured European balance of war and avoided German dominance on the continent. ... What has been lost along with the memory of the war is the memory of the bitter debates that engulfed..

farsnews

TEHRAN - wide ranging international study that analysed DNA of series of famous and ancient remains across North and South America has discovered that Spirit Cave remains -- the oldest mummy - was Native American. ... TEHRAN - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani President Donald Trump's..

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the humble libertarian: the supreme court is a mirage

Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay Debts and provide for Defence and Welfare of United States and all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout United States. ... There's nothing in Constitution that..

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