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2011 Revolution: The Liberation Generation | French Historian
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A blog for blochheads. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. FH’s Latest Publications. Category Archives: 2011 Revolution: The Liberation Generation. Historical analysis of the Revolution of 2011 in the Arab World and, possibly, beyond. December 23, 2011. Why have I insisted that so many Georgetown students read Havel? 8220;The manager of a fruit-and-vegetable shop places in his window, among the onions and carrots, the slogan, Workers of the world, unite! Why does he do it? Let’s tur...
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Obituary notice: “Sovereign” debt, theft, Cyprus, and the death of Liberal Capitalism | French Historian
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A blog for blochheads. Skip to primary content. FH’s Latest Publications. Obituary notice: “Sovereign” debt, theft, Cyprus, and the death of Liberal Capitalism. April 16, 2013. This post, written in March and April 2013, has been updated on Oct 16, 2013; I fixed two typos. The rest of it remains unchanged. I hereby declare Liberal Capitalism dead. On and on we go, with the folly of the bailouts in the Euro zone. Serge Halimi, in. Only a fool is keeping his or her capital in a Euro zone bank at this point.
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French Historian | A blog for blochheads | Page 2
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A blog for blochheads. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. FH’s Latest Publications. Newer posts →. 8220;Sovereign debt”, update on Stan and Ollie. December 10, 2011. Update, Dec 10, 2011. No Have they saved the Euro? What is the key immediate problem? The European Central Bank, which purchased $65 billion in sovereign bonds in the first 9 months of 2011, and, to judge from the BNP figures, much more in Oct and Nov. }. Many banks, including some French, Italian and Spanish lenders, have a...
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Vaclav Havel | French Historian
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A blog for blochheads. Skip to primary content. FH’s Latest Publications. December 23, 2011. Why have I insisted that so many Georgetown students read Havel? 8220;The manager of a fruit-and-vegetable shop places in his window, among the onions and carrots, the slogan, Workers of the world, unite! Why does he do it? What is he trying to communicate to the world? Is he genuinely enthusiastic about the idea of unity among the workers of the world? How often do political leaders today lie?
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Uncategorized | French Historian
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A blog for blochheads. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. FH’s Latest Publications. October 16, 2013. Two weeks, I wrote the following draft. [Where indicated.] As we get to the last day prior to the default, a last-minute intervention demanded by Wall Street looks shakier. Today’s (10/16) NY Times has an article about the logistical difficulties … Continue reading →. The wisdom of Evangelia Karakaxa. April 18, 2013. Driving off the fiscal cliff. December 21, 2012. November 6, 2012.
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Liberal Capitalism’s Jaruzelski Moment | French Historian
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A blog for blochheads. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. FH’s Latest Publications. Category Archives: Liberal Capitalism’s Jaruzelski Moment. Obituary notice: “Sovereign” debt, theft, Cyprus, and the death of Liberal Capitalism. April 16, 2013. Annals of Brutal Capitalism. Liberal Capitalism's Jaruzelski Moment. December 23, 2011. Why have I insisted that so many Georgetown students read Havel? Why does he do it? What is he trying to communicate to the world? How often does a state murd...
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Tea Party Terrorism | French Historian
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A blog for blochheads. Skip to primary content. FH’s Latest Publications. October 16, 2013. I have stated repeatedly in recent years that our political system is broken and our economic system, Liberal Capitalism, has died. Congress is debating burial v. cremation. Oct 5th posting starts here:. Factories subject to Federal inspection are closing. UT’s Sikorsky Helicopter lays off 2,000 workers as of Monday, and 2,000 more will be laid off this coming week at Pratt&Whitney. And talk about co...Lay off the...
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Jim Collins | French Historian
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A blog for blochheads. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. FH’s Latest Publications. Author Archives: Jim Collins. January 27, 2015. 8220;I hope the new government won’t call into question what is expected and what has already been achieved,” Jens Weidmann, President of Deutsche Bundesbank, quoted (in translation) in the. 26 January 2015, about the victory of Syriza in Greece. Sooner or later, European political leaders need to get the message that political systems cannot remain viable w...
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The wisdom of Evangelia Karakaxa | French Historian
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A blog for blochheads. Skip to primary content. FH’s Latest Publications. The wisdom of Evangelia Karakaxa. April 18, 2013. Today’s (18-IV-13) New York Times contains an article about malnutrition among Greek school children. The article offers several quotations from a 15 y.o. student, Evangelia Karakaxa. 8220;Those who are well fed will never understand those who are not.”. No They SAY they care, but as the Romans put it, “facta non verba”: deeds, not words. The Revolution of the 1980s, when places lik...
