America Alone – A discussion

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Joel

Mark Steyn is really an interesting character.  Whether its discussing rather obscure points of british cultural humor on national radio or just zinging one-liners at liberals… he is one of the most enjoyable personalities in media today.  He’s the kind … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 31, 2008 by Joel

AMERICA  ~ part 2  Here is part 2 of my installment on Jean Baudrillard’s book, “America“.  In this portion, Baudrillard really starts ‘drawing the boundaries’, if you will; clearly defining the fundamental elements of society – elements by which we … Continue reading →

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AMERICA ~~ a series

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Joel

I spent most of last weekend reading a book titled “America” by the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard.  Baudrillard, who recently passed away, was perhaps France’s most influental “modern” philosopher (in terms of his writing, he would be classified as a ‘post-modern’ … Continue reading →

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Europe LOVES us again! (like I care)

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Joel

I just stumbled across a couple great articles on the renewed US – Europe relationship (here and here).  A lot of people have been complaining recently about how Bush has “tarnished” and “ruined” our perception in the rest of the world… … Continue reading →

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