Berlusconi e la giustizia italiana
Per i cittadini italiani ci sono tre livelli di giudizio. Per Berlusconi si sta mettendo a punto un sistema speciale che, per non sbagliarsi, non limita il numero dei livelli disponibile e che si potrebbe […]
Democracy
BBC News: Catalans to form 400 Km ‘independence’ human chain
Catalans to form 400km ‘independence’ human chain While it’s true that each nation should have the right to self-determination and independence, where do we draw the limits? Is a nation defined by its language? Every […]
Massacres in Egypt
I don’t see how Egyptians can find a peaceful solution to their problems, as long as the Muslim Brotherhood is more interested in scoring points by notching up martyrs, rather than accepting to sit down […]
Should it be illegal to deny the crimes of communism?
A posting in Debating Europe: Should it be illegal to deny the crimes of communism? discussing democracy and freedom of speech and hate speech. My two cents on the subject: Crimes against humanity should not […]
Les intellectuels égyptiens justifient le coup de force mené par l’armée|Le Temps
Les intellectuels égyptiens justifient le coup de force mené par l’armée C’est un de ces cas qui exigent une vraie refléxion, pas seulement une réaction automatique et manichéenne de bon-mauvais, massacreur-massacré. Mon commentaire sur l’article […]
L’implosion américaine
Le rêve américain est en train de tourner au cauchemar. Un empire invincible qui est en train de se détruire tout seul. TDG: Le meurtrier de Trayvon Martin acquitté
The Economist: Islam, democracy and soldiers Egypt’s tragedy
Some rulers think that a mandate to govern has to include the opposition, whatever the size of the majority. Others believe that winner takes all: once they are given a mandate, they can do as […]
Laurie Garrett: The “New Normal” is a Tight Belt
Laurie Garrett: Sequestration is de facto budgeting, and seems to be the new norm from now to 2023. That’s a big ouch for global health.
FT: Obama crumbles as a liberal fantasy hero
Well written piece, presenting different points of view in a balanced manner. And the conclusion is right: Obama has to balance a variety of pressures, in the real world. Financial Times originally shared: Why President […]
Thomas Friedman on Snowden|NYT
Friedman opens with: “I’m glad I live in a country with people who are vigilant in defending civil liberties. But as I listen to the debate about the disclosure of two government programs designed to […]
David Brooks: The Solitary Leaker|NYT
David Brooks: The Solitary Leaker writes about Snowden in the New York Times: “Though thoughtful, morally engaged and deeply committed to his beliefs, he appears to be a product of one of the more unfortunate […]
David Simon on the Edward Snowden scandal
“Is it just me or does the entire news media — as well as all the agitators and self-righteous bloviators on both sides of the aisle — not understand even the rudiments of electronic intercepts […]