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June 23, 2011
Bankruptcy Not Needed: Greece can lease islands to banks
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After the American Century At first I thought of this as a joke, but it is beginning to look reasonable. The choice for Greece is not eithe...
Academic Freedom of Expression? Not in Copenhagen
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After the American Century In Denmark at the moment academic freedom of expression is an issue. A professor at Copenhagen University c...
May 31, 2011
BRIC Nations Driving Global Warming
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After the American Century I recently spent two days at the University of Michigan, attending a conference dealing with sustainability ...
May 22, 2011
End of the World?
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After the American Century I think we can now say it is official: the world did not come to an end on May 21. This was announced as a c...
May 20, 2011
Meditations on Borders Bookstore
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Good bookstores select their books and know them. After the American Century More than three decades ago I spent some time in An...
May 17, 2011
Who Can Replace Trump, for Campaign Comic Relief?
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After the American Century I am sad to see Donald Trump quit running for president. He would have been a miserable choice, but what enterta...
May 15, 2011
Euro Song Contest Maintains its Tasteless Traditions
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After the American Century It must have been that crazy European song contest. I cannot sleep tonight, nor can I sing a single line fr...
April 28, 2011
The Coming Meltdown of Cyberspace?
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After the American Century The sun may be shining brightly in the real world, but there are cloudy skies in cyberspace. At least once a mon...
April 14, 2011
The Cultural Value of Choirs
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After the American Century Since I was seven years old I have been singing in choirs. There have been a few gap years, when for on...
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