All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

U.S. elections 2008
October 14, 2008, 1 Comment

DUMB DEMOCRACY IS THE FASTEST ROAD TO TOTALITARIANISM By Kimon Valskakis (Globe & Mail) Winston Churchill once argue ...

Angler: the Cheney vice presidency
October 12, 2008, Comments Off on Angler: the Cheney vice presidency

The Shadow President By JACOB HEILBRUNN (NYT Book review) As governor of Texas, Bush hewed to a centrist course, working ...

IMF International Monetary Fund
October 12, 2008, Comments Off on IMF International Monetary Fund

See IMF  and World Economic Outlook Reports ; The world after the (bailout) vote Nations seek IMF crisis funding The cr ...

Frank McKenna
October 9, 2008, Comments Off on Frank McKenna

McKenna eyeing Liberal leadership: source 9 October Canada ‘ punching below’ its weight in aid — McKenna Canada ha ...

Wednesday Night #1388
October 8, 2008, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1388

Late development: Claude William Genest Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada, and candidate in Westmount-Ville-Mar ...

A message from the Queen
October 5, 2008, Comments Off on A message from the Queen

An oldie, but goodie. Should be updated further to address the vocabulary and pronunciation practiced (we believe that i ...

Wednesday Night #1387
October 1, 2008, 1 Comment

Politics Canada In yet another departure from Wednesday Night traditions, the first part of the evening was dominated by ...

The evolving bailout plan
September 30, 2008, 1 Comment

See also Banks and Wednesday-Night.com Banking’s crisis of confidence deepens Wall Street rebounded in spite of a ...

Lawrence Summers
September 28, 2008, Comments Off on Lawrence Summers

A wonderful diatribe and distinctly ‘other’ view of Larry Summers THISDAY, Lawrence Summers, and the Future ...

Paul Newman 1925-2008
September 27, 2008, Comments Off on Paul Newman 1925-2008

  Robert Redford Remembers Paul Newman Both of us were fundamentally American actors, with the qualities and virtue ...

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