Monthly Archives: August 2015

Mixed feelings about Jon Stewart’s departure from the Daily Show

This departure would have been much more disappointing if it had happened three or four years ago. Continue reading

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New rules on emissions will lead to loss of jobs in coal industry, but what’s the alternative?

Last Monday, President Obama unveiled tougher rules designed to cut carbon emissions from U.S. power plants. The new rules would reduce carbon emissions by 32% of what they were in 2005 and require the states to figure out how to … Continue reading

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The language politics of Iceland and Quebec

Recently my friend Bonnie and I went to the Montreal Jazz Festival. Very cool, if a little overwhelming. We decided to stay outside of the city in a little place called the Motel Iberville in Saint Jean sur Richelieu, about … Continue reading

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Leave it to the United State to fuck up the HitchBOT

Leave it to the Americans to fuck up the hitchBOT. A robot out of Canada that managed to hitch hike all across Canada, as well as in the Netherlands and Germany, met it’s demise in the United States shortly after … Continue reading

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While the Republican party is busy cannibalizing each other

Lindsay Graham has clearly learned something from the David Letterman Show. Continue reading

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Beijing now to host the Winter Olympics

Last week came the word that Boston was being dropped as possible hosts of the Winter Olympics after our Mayor, Marty Walsh, refused to sign a host city contract pledging to guarantee cost overruns with tax revenues from the city … Continue reading

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