Carbon Tax Bill to be Presented to Australian Parliament
Oz provides an excuse for some comparative politics.
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts Future
Arthur C. Clarke predicts the future on a 1964 BBC Horizon program.
Oslo Shooter Anti-Muslim Christian Extremist
The death toll in Norway’s deadliest day of terrorism is up to 91. The man behind it, 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik, is a frequent poster of anti-Muslim screeds on Christian fundamentalist websites.
Oslo Bomb Blast and Shooting Spree: Al Qaeda Suspected (Updated)
A bomb blast in Oslo’s government center has killed at least two people and a presumably related shooting spree at a nearby children’s camp are being investigated as terrorist related.
NASA Dawn Returns Images Of Vesta Or, The Space Program Is Not Dead
Reports of the death of the space program are greatly exaggerated.
NewsCorp Strikes Back
WSJ has a blistering editorial seeking to put the NewsCorp hacking scandal in perspective.
An Attempt at Unpacking the News Corp Scandal
I must confess to having only paid peripheral attention at first, but it is clear that there is a major story here that requires attention.
Honduran Truth and Reconciliation Commission Issues Ruling
Institutions, or the lack thereof, matter.
Humberto Leal Garcia Execution and International Law
The US Supreme Court declined to stay the execution of a child raping murderer over a technical violation of a treaty.
What’s up with Chávez?
The normally loquacious Chávez has been almost silent since emergency surgery in Cuba on June 10th.
Pakistan Arrests CIA Informants Linked to Osama Raid
The ISI appears to have shown a special interest in informants that helped the CIA find bin Laden.
AKP Retains Majority in Turkish Elections
Turkey has had elections, and the ruling AKP has retained a majority in parliament. The next major issue appears to be constitutional reform.
