Iran

Paul Summerville • March 9, 2013

Commentary on the eureka moment, cutting a deal with Iran, the struggle for democracy in Iran, the Muslim brotherhood loses its appeal, take your oil and shove it, different days, and Canada’s thought police.

Rewarding genius.

Financial Times -- Those eureka ideas
Life science prize is welcome but could be more ambitious.

More for more.

Paul Summerville • February 25, 2013

Commentary on Google Glass, 33 for 52, Jimmy and the Shah, don’t fear capitalism is safe, the next revolution will start in Shanghai, fewer is better, and falling love with Stephen.

The next thing you gotta have.

Google Glass

Argo puts a spotlight on what life was like for the 52 freed hostages 33 years later.

Paul Summerville • February 14, 2013

Commentary on the price of free speech, Japan’s big bet, the peace plan, how memory works, Photoshop moments, and the US climate change villain.

Danish hero. Thanks to David of London.

Spectator -- 'I may be killed if I write this’
Lars Hedegaard, founder of Denmark’s Free Press Society, speaks from a secret location after an attempt on his life.

Related.

Paul Summerville • October 21, 2012

Commentary on the importance of the ground game, Argo’s shadow, China’s new growth plan, from nicking a bit off the gold coin to printing money,  Cameron’s bad week, and did something strange happen with Canadian MP pension reform.

Adding up electoral college votes.

Paul Summerville • October 6, 2012

Commentary on how politics invented marketing, the sanctions bite, dumb office words, why Hollande’s left wing economics will kill the French economy, Naomi Wolf’s dubious science, and the Pacific Opera Victoria’s production of Verdi’s Macbeth.

“Mummy, what happens what your country gets cut off from the global economy and can’t trade with the rest of the world?”

Paul Summerville • September 29, 2012

Commentary on silly lines, a silly leader, a silly candidate, a silly stereotype, silly promises, smart Ike, and a silly rant.

cnn.com -- Netanyahu's red line isn't getting him anywhere
Without firing a shot, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has achieved remarkable results in his efforts to counter Iran's nuclear program.

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Paul Summerville • June 18, 2012

Commentary on the great starvation(s), preparing the groundwork for a war with Iran, same sex marriage and the end of an established religion, and thinking about assisted suicide.

This is the shadow that hangs over Europe.

New York Review of Books -- Stalin & Hitler: Mass Murder by Starvation
In 1932 and 1933 a few starving Ukrainians made their way to Leningrad, where they had family connections.

Paul Summerville • April 20, 2012

Commentary on Saskatchewan’s health care fix, how will the French election impact Euro bailouts, Iranian dance, phoney wars, and health care thinking.

Kaizen for health care.

CBC -- Premier Wall discusses health care on CBC's Power & Politics
Premier Brad Wall discusses the rising costs of health care and their impact on the provinces with Evan Solomon, host of CBC's Power & Politics on April 18, 2012.

Hollandaise sauce on Schnitzel.

Paul Summerville • April 8, 2012

Commentary on the terrible tension in the Middle East.

Time has (almost) run out.

Paul Summerville • March 27, 2012

Commentary on science deniers, Iranian sanctions may bite the wrong ass, how to invest in a delevering world, James Cameron goes deeper than anyone before, hope springs eternal, and going to court.

I DON’T BELIEVE THAT!

Mother Jones – The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science
"A man with a conviction is a hard man to change.”

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