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U.S. elections 2012 – the conventions
September 6, 2012, 1 Comment

President Obama’s new media headwinds For over a year now, the political press has been writing the ever-evolving ...

Back-to-School Letter to the US Congress
September 3, 2012, Comments Off on Back-to-School Letter to the US Congress

By Mohamed A. El-Erian Project Syndicate 3 September 2012 NEWPORT BEACH – What if members of the United States Congres ...

David Brooks: The Real Romney
August 28, 2012, Comments Off on David Brooks: The Real Romney

The Real Romney By DAVID BROOKS New York Times 27/28 August 2012 The purpose of the Republican convention is to introduc ...

U.S. elections 2012: Krugman vs. Ferguson
August 21, 2012, Comments Off on U.S. elections 2012: Krugman vs. Ferguson

A new chapter in the campaign rhetoric was opened this week by Niall Ferguson’s cover story in Newsweek, Obama’s ...

Terminating the European status quo
July 9, 2012, Comments Off on Terminating the European status quo

By Mark Leonard Published by Reuters, 5 July 2012 (Reuters Opinion) When Arnold Schwarzenegger declared “I’ll be bac ...

Margaret Somerville: What is happening in Quebec
June 4, 2012, Comments Off on Margaret Somerville: What is happening in Quebec

Many young people in Quebec, with good reason, do not believe they have a voice in the public square, writes Margaret So ...

Rights & Democracy Canada 2010 -2012
April 6, 2012, 1 Comment

Rights and Democracy  And now, the sad end of the story (Toronto Star editorial): By shutting down Rights & Democra ...

U.S. Economy 2011 Part II
January 7, 2012, 2 Comments

The Dismal Economic Outlook For The New Year by Paul Craig Roberts (Foreign Policy Journal) Jobs offshoring, financial d ...

Predictions for 2012
January 2, 2012, Comments Off on Predictions for 2012

2012 Predictions This site is a directory of links to prophecies and predictions relating to the year 2012, no matter wh ...

Year-end 2011 Summary
December 31, 2011, Comments Off on Year-end 2011 Summary

ANALYSIS | How historic was 2011? (CBC) You know it’s an unusual year when Time magazine’s coveted Person of ...