10/07/2006 (12:21 am)
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Will right wing opposition in Hungary turn into violent protest? Is it a bad idea to create constitutional democracies that can’t eliminate a leader except through elections or “people power”? Interesting political analysis of the situation in Hungary
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Sean Coon’s notes on a talk by Jay Rosen on NewAssignment.net – a good overview of the scope and values of the project
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Hannah Pool’s reflections on her experience with international adoption and her discomfort at Madonna’s decision to adopt a Malawian infant
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Really useful post from Gladwell on “degree of difficulty” – why it’s hard to see how difficult certain tasks are, and why people sometimes deserve credit for doing something really hard pretty well…
October 7th, 2006 at 8:31 pm
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