tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post319805737083663241..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Time to get out of GitmoJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-70634821080653211502010-02-27T16:11:07.384+02:002010-02-27T16:11:07.384+02:00Rick, thought Menand would be your kind of writer....Rick, thought Menand would be your kind of writer. I am definitely going to reread it at some point to refresh my memory. In the meantime hope you'll keep posting comments. Fascinating book.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-66550736874425701082010-02-27T15:56:02.597+02:002010-02-27T15:56:02.597+02:00I think it was Collapsed that talked about the for...I think it was Collapsed that talked about the forestry policies in the two countries. Here's a photo showing the border:<br /><br />http://therogersinhaiti.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/haiti-and-the-environment/ <br /><br />Same sort of penny wise and pound foolish decisions that we seem to make in this country too often.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-21487138076883630532010-02-27T11:30:53.972+02:002010-02-27T11:30:53.972+02:00Dominican Republic declaring its independence from...Dominican Republic declaring its independence from Haiti had to be one of the smartest moves in the Caribbean. Really is a tale of an island of two halves. While DR has prospered over the years, even with corrupt leadership, Haiti has lived up to its name, a dark troubled place that seems hopelessly beyond itself to better its situation. Of course, having a "big brother" like the US James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-56539338724247357652010-02-26T17:05:01.966+02:002010-02-26T17:05:01.966+02:00Diane -- "The Metaphysical Club" has rea...Diane -- "The Metaphysical Club" has really picked up now that I'm reading about Agassiz. Fascinating stuff. Menand is very good at discussing natural selection and the ways Darwin's theory was rejected in pseudo-scientific discussions of race. It is also fascinating to consider how persistent pseudo-science is whenever a cherished ideal or Biblical narrative is called into Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-87997659712430136792010-02-24T16:04:43.177+02:002010-02-24T16:04:43.177+02:00I thought the Metaphysical Club was brilliant, in ...I thought the Metaphysical Club was brilliant, in both form and substance. In fact, it's one that I've been meaning to reread.<br /><br />Gintaras, your Guantanamo labor history looks fascinating.<br /><br />Here are a couple other ideas. This one may spark some real controversy (where's Robert when we need him?):<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-75967646488259818902010-02-23T18:37:25.673+02:002010-02-23T18:37:25.673+02:00I'm reading Louis Menand's "The Metap...I'm reading Louis Menand's "The Metaphysical Club," which came out in 2001. I'm about 100 pages in and finding it somewhat interesting. I believe it won a Pulitzer. Has anyone else read this? Does it improve after the Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. section?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-14011291988587098442010-02-23T12:23:31.719+02:002010-02-23T12:23:31.719+02:00This book looks interesting,
Guantánamo
A Working...This book looks interesting,<br /><br />Guantánamo<br />A Working-Class History between Empire and Revolution<br />http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/11120.phpJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.com