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The Spanish (Labor) Plight

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:12:03 -0400

Great TNR piece on why structural reform is necessary - regardless of whether it comes with or without “growth strategies.” The change must start so people can get jobs, and then aid on the demand side.

Amidst Chaos, Culture

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:09:03 -0400

Amidst Chaos, Culture

How could I miss this?

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:49:05 -0400

How could I miss this?:

Civilization is saved!

"THE Merkozy era is over. So how to label the partnership of Angela Merkel and François Hollande?..."

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:32:35 -0400

“THE Merkozy era is over. So how to label the partnership of Angela Merkel and François Hollande? Merging first names to make Frangela is too familiar for leaders who barely know each other. Homer is too American (or worse, Greek). Merkollande sounds too close to Merkozy. That leaves just the shortened Merde, which at least sums up the state of the euro.”

- Economist this week: awful cover, great Charlemagne

Bravo!

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:36:25 -0400

Bravo!:

Un buen principio, a good beginning…

A Worse Downgrade Than S&P's

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:12 -0400

A Worse Downgrade Than S&P's

"@MarineNationale is the Twitter account of the national Navy (Defence Ministry), not that of Marine..."

Fri, 11 May 2012 07:21:38 -0400

“@MarineNationale is the Twitter account of the national Navy (Defence Ministry), not that of Marine Le Pen.”

- Best Tweet ever, perhaps?

"Are you happy now, Malraux?"

Sun, 06 May 2012 17:26:32 -0400

“Are you happy now, Malraux?”

- That historic night in 1936 - when Léon Blum was elected PM in France - a worker turned to writer-turned-politician André Malraux and said…

"In Washington, conventional wisdom seems to have it that any European who calls himself a socialist..."

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:48:12 -0400

“In Washington, conventional wisdom seems to have it that any European who calls himself a socialist must be a closet communist.”

- Philip Stephens, apt

FT Article

Thu, 03 May 2012 13:23:00 -0400

FT Article:

Dream come true, with @nfergus @FT

"The presidency of the French Republic is a job description written for one man – Charles de Gaulle –..."

Wed, 02 May 2012 16:05:21 -0400

“The presidency of the French Republic is a job description written for one man – Charles de Gaulle – and no one else has since filled the post with much distinction.”

- John Kay, amazing as usual

"It’s unsettling to recall that these are not merely pretty women; they are unknown actresses who..."

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:01:59 -0400

“It’s unsettling to recall that these are not merely pretty women; they are unknown actresses who must strip, front and back, then mimic graphic sex and sexual torture, a skill increasingly key to attaining employment on cable dramas.”

- New Yorker reviews Game of Thrones

Too Little, Too Late?

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:59:35 -0400

Too Little, Too Late?

"Apple cannot be developer for the world."

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:43:01 -0400

“Apple cannot be developer for the world.”

- Tim Cook

"Spain is the problem, Europe the solution"

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:00:52 -0400

“Spain is the problem, Europe the solution”

- José Ortega y Gasset

Cool

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:14:42 -0400

Cool

Argentina Alienates Itself, Again

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:05:47 -0400

Argentina Alienates Itself, Again:

Sometimes the goals are worth it, but the means only reinforce the mistaken ways of yesteryear. This is the case of Argentina and Repsol - the Spanish company will end up looking like the martyrs of a misguided, populist, and illegal Argentine response.

That's Right

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:49:45 -0400

That's Right

Auswärtiges Amt 10:33

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:38:31 -0400

Auswärtiges Amt
10:33

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/m2/1464282-la-era-de-la-desfachatez

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:56:48 -0400

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/m2/1464282-la-era-de-la-desfachatez:

A great cultural approach to domestic Argentine government.
Courtesy of FRG