The politics of disinformation |
I saw a very peculiar ad on this week's US News and World Report. I don't know whether it was published elsewhere. It asks who owns oil companies. Then it goes at great length to say that common folks...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:24:00 GMT |
Racing SUVs |
SUVs are the most popular vehicles in the USA today, although $4 to $5 a gallon gas might kill American appetite for such gas guzzling machines. Strangely enough, although there are races for pretty m...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:04:00 GMT |
On Bears and B.S. |
There is a certain irony in Bear Stearns being the first heavyweight victim of the current economic crisis, as a "bear" market is one in which everybody wants to sell, and few want to buy. It is a mar...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:02:00 GMT |
Reverse Imperialism |
A recent item on the news will probably go unnoticed by most people, due to its seeming irrelevance in the wider context of things, especially in the midst of global economic turmoil. I am referring t...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:02:00 GMT |
ISO CERTIFICATION SILLINESS |
In principle I have nothing against ISO standards. Trying to achieve seamless quality seems a good thing, especially in the globalized world in which we live. Thus, the standardization of procedures a...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:02:00 GMT |
Options |
I find it a bit difficult to believe that Barack Obama managed to congregate at a Church for 20 long years, and failed to learn about the political leanings and opinions of a particularly controversia...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:32:00 GMT |
Why a National Sales Tax is not an answer |
I decided this topic deserves a bit more discussion, as this subject bugs me. In case you have not figured out, I am not a regular Bill Gates. I do not swim on a lake of money, my stock portfolio is p...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:56:00 GMT |
Nice things to hear |
Ask me who I support for the presidency, and to be quite honestly, I will probably take the fifth. I do not have a favorite, so any criticisms I make here have nothing to do with partiality.Candidates...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:55:00 GMT |
Mini bullies |
Am I writing my memories? Who knows. I normally write on the third person, but this week I decided to talk about real experiences I had. So here it goes, another one.When I arrived in the USA, I was o...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:42:00 GMT |
On lobbying, Obama etc |
The other night I watched the Myspace-MTV program on the presidential candidates. I was slightly distraught when I heard Barack Obama saying that, if elected, lobbyists would no longer have an effect ...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:27:00 GMT |
