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Sometimes posts don't make it through for some inexplicable reason.

Don't know if my previous post made it through .... If it didn't, was there any NYT editorial from the 2002 period questioning the administration's line on WMD? The NYT bought into this hook, line, and sinker. Only later, after the damage had been done, did it issue a belated apology.

Sorry, just don't visit this site much these days. Have you any NYT from the 2002 period questioning the WMD story propagated by the administration? As I said in my previous post, the NYT bought into it hook, line, and sinker. Only much later -- when the damge had been done -- was a belated...

What's "qualified?" Are you looking for finance expertise? Or coding expertise -- C++, MatLab, VBA, Excel, SQL? What does the job involve doing?

Yes, it's complete bollocks. Anyway, bought two bottles of "Throwback" Pepsi today (i.e., made with real sugar). Have to hunt for them, though, with no guarantee of success.

Only in the USA. That's because the US government places high tariffs on imported sugar (since 1977), effectively doubling the price of sugar in the US market compared to the world price, and so the major soft-drinks manufacturers switched from sugar to HFCS in 1984. That it's arguably even more...

Water, high fructose corn syrup, color, and caffeine.

Look at the circumstantial evidence. For instance, the NYT unquestioningly bought into the Iraqi WMD story, reporting it as if it were fact. Only much later -- when the damage had been done -- did it belatedly issue an apology for misinforming readers. The NYT today is close to being what Pravda...

Big cities breed this. In this sense BsAs, NYC, London and Tokyo are alike. Humans have to cut down on the huge inflow of sensory input and encountering thousands of strangers daily. A book by Desmond Morris -- "The Human Zoo" -- is useful in explaining things like this.

Very little (if any). Mostly it's self-censorship. The journalists and editors are selected and promoted on the basis of how closely their views align with those of the US government. This is not some conspiracy but just the way things play out. A real journalist -- a muckraker like Mencken, say...

For example? Saudi is another example I can give -- get caught stealing three times and your hands get cut off. Again, no street crime. That is a popular misconception. Those involved in street crime generally have an idea of the rewards and risks. If the risks are few (slap on the wrist...

I agree. With regard to crime, BsAs seems to be the worst of places: you're not allowed to defend yourself legally, and the politicians and police are corrupt and ineffective. I lived in Iraq for a couple of years in the early '70s. This was before the oil price quadrupling -- Iraq was a poor...

Don't mean collective approach; mean that if everyone does it (i.e., run away and otherwise avoid confrontation), the attacking will become more aggressive. Sometimes there's no alternative to taking a stand and fighting.

You are right. On an individual basis, running away is the best option: I would do it myself. On a collective basis, it emboldens the attackers so it cannot be a social solution. And you are right that being ready and armed is better than being ready and unarmed. Buenos Aires policing must be...

The gentleman clearly is disputing it -- so it's not beyond dispute. This is a six-year-old article in BusinessWeek; though the magazine is solidly on the side of capital, even it voices a lot of caveats and qualifications to Chile's "success story." The official figures for those living in...

Deregulate, privatise, allow free flows of money in and out of the country, cut back on social welfare (don't want to spoil the proles).

What's a "pole bearer"? :)

In fairness, knives are difficult to wield proficiently. Guns take some training as well. For an untrained person to pack a knife or gun and think he is protecting himself is risible: he needs training. Other factors come into play as well in street encounters. The first is the shock element --...

Looks like you've been watching too many Steven Seagal films.

That is the reason one carries a weapon: to use it if necessary. And what measures do you advocate for legitimate self-defence? Other than pepper spray?