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Florida's new emissions standards
July 12, 2007, Comments Off on Florida's new emissions standards

… Charlie Crist, Florida’s Republican state governor, has just announced that he will sign into law some of the ...

Scandals hint at reality behind China's 'miracle'
July 5, 2007, Comments Off on Scandals hint at reality behind China's 'miracle'

  By Howard W. French   July 5, 2007 SHANGHAI: This has been the season of scandal in China, from the revelati ...

Wednesday Night #1321 – Postscript – Agricultural subsidies
July 3, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1321 – Postscript – Agricultural subsidies

Feds find a cheesy way to rip off consumers The Gazette Tuesday, July 03, 2007 It was not exactly a story that galvanize ...

Wednesday Night #1321 – Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson
June 27, 2007, 3 Comments

More and photos Scribe’s Prologue If there ever had been any doubt about Wednesday Night as a microcosm, that doub ...

Climate change, security & foreign policy
June 25, 2007, 3 Comments

June 25, 2007 Just a quick note from here in London. My Chatham House Briefing Paper “How climate change is pushin ...

Nobby Gilmore OWN Citation
February 21, 2007, Comments Off on Nobby Gilmore OWN Citation

Norbert “Nobby” Gilmore, M.D. In recognition of your important contribution to the education of Wednesday Ni ...

Desmond Morton OWN Citation
February 21, 2007, Comments Off on Desmond Morton OWN Citation

In recognition of your immense contribution to the knowledge and discourse of Wednesday Night with well-reasoned argumen ...

Catherine Gillbert OWN Citation
February 21, 2007, Comments Off on Catherine Gillbert OWN Citation

Catherine Gillbert, Educator In recognition of the delight you take in questioning generic assumptions, your inflexible ...

Wednesday Night #1292 – after the Liberal Leadership convention
December 6, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1292 – after the Liberal Leadership convention

Introduction The crowded room was pervaded by an atmosphere of genial good humour in contrast to the proposed discussion ...

Wednesday Night #1289
November 15, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1289

We hope that some of you were able to attend the Millennium Promises Conference last Thursday, and at the very least, th ...