Posts on 06/24/17
Collision of USS Fitzgerald; Remembering Stalin`s Death
(Eugenio Battaglia, Italy, 06/24/17 2:36 pm) Commenting on the excellent post of Cameron Sawyer, 23 June, John E asked if I have been following the tragedy of the USS Fitzgerald. Unfortunately the reports are too sketchy; furtherm ...
Read moreMore Insight from Dorothy Parker
(Edward Jajko, USA, 06/24/17 8:42 am) My personal favorite among Dorothy Parker's sayings comes from when she was asked to use the word "horticulture" in a sentence: "You can lead a horticulture but you can't ...
Read moreWAIS Welcomes Francisco Rodriguez Jimenez
(John Eipper, USA, 06/24/17 6:57 am) I'm pleased to introduce our newest colleague, Prof. Francisco Rodríguez Jiménez of the University of Salamanca, Spain. Francisco was nominated by veteran WAISer Ángel V ...
Read moreUsenet Groups: Alt Politics Socialism Trotsky
(Luciano Dondero, Italy, 06/24/17 5:33 am) I wish to thank our esteemed editor for his question about apst, which I referenced in my post of June 21st. Here is a glimpse of it: A brief history of Internet shows that its cruc ...
Read moreEvents in Trieste, 1953-`54
(Salvatore Bizzarro, USA, 06/24/17 4:55 am) I want to thank Eugenio Battaglia (23 June) for his clear account of the Trieste debacle during 1953 and 1954. I remember the loss of Fiume, Istria and Dalmazia well, as I demonstrated in the ...
Read moreStandard of Living in Silicon Valley; from Ric Mauricio
(John Eipper, USA, 06/24/17 4:25 am) Ric Mauricio responds to Tor Guimaraes (23 June): While I agree with Tor that statistically, the American standard of living may have eroded over the last couple of decades, I often won ...
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