Personal Musings


Towel Wars and Customary Law

There is a long-standing rivalry between British and German holiday goers over access to furniture and good places at the beach and around the pool. The rivalry is bitter and…

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Something for Ethical Vegetarians Who Lack Willpower

Another Reason to Love the Enlightenment! For those of us who don’t wish to inflict harm on animals (well, setting aside mosquitos), but who merely avoid veal and foie gras,…

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Polish Translation of “Globalization is Grrrreat!” Available

The written version of a lecture I gave on globalization, “Globalization is Grrrreat!,” has appeared in Polish (“Globalizacja jest bardzo dobra!“), as well as Slovak, Spanish, and French. It will…

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Polish Translation of “Globalization is Grrrreat!” Available

The written version of a lecture I gave on globalization, “Globalization is Grrrreat!,” has appeared in Polish (“Globalizacja jest bardzo dobra!“), as well as Slovak, Spanish, and French. It will…

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Polish Translation of “Globalization is Grrrreat!” Available

The written version of a lecture I gave on globalization, “Globalization is Grrrreat!,” has appeared in Polish (“Globalizacja jest bardzo dobra!“), as well as Slovak, Spanish, and French. It will…

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Layla

I do love my iPod. In preparing for my trip to the Romania and Bulgaria, I’ve figured out how to download music (in addition to lots of books from Audible.com),…

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Well, That’s It, Then….

For Germans, at least, The End.

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Well, That’s It, Then….

For Germans, at least, The End.

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Well, That’s It, Then….

For Germans, at least, The End.

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Diplomatic Tact

M. Chirac demonstrates a certain je ne sais quoi…. UPDATE: There’s more! (It goes back to M. Chirac’s idea of “solidarity,” which is that British taxpayers must give more money…

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