South Africa
Behold China
"Gullible Gambari"
The End of Hunger?
Famine: A Short History By Cormac Ó Gráda (Princeton University Press, 327 pp., $27.95) READ MORE >>
Did Obama Really Sidestep The U.N. At Copenhagen?
What Happens When A Muslim U.N. Delegate Actually Agrees That The Holocaust Actually Occurred
Well, a very funny thing happens. Or at least a very funny thing happened when the Sudanese delegate to the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen conceded the reality of the Holocaust. And, no, he wasn't even talking about the "holocaust" visited by the Jews on the Palestinians. READ MORE >>
Was Copenhagen A Disaster Or Decent First Step?
Among environmentalists, there seem to be two emerging schools of thought on the tentative deal that was just struck in Copenhagen. And the rift is pretty similar to the liberal divide we're seeing on the health care bill. On the left, you have folks like Bill McKibben arguing that the weak agreement Obama just cobbled together, with its vague targets, lack of binding commitments, and blanks aplenty, is grossly inadequate to the problems facing the planet and probably worse than nothing. READ MORE >>
A Deal At Copenhagen After All? Er, Sort Of.
It looks like, at the very last minute, the heads of state at Copenhagen pulled a rabbit out of the ol' cap and struck a deal—but it's a mangy-looking rabbit at that. Here's the Wall Street Journal: READ MORE >>
Is $500 Billion In Foreign Aid Possible? (Maybe...)
This week, National Journal is hosting a useful series of Copenhagen-related roundtable debates that are worth checking out. In this one, Rep. Ed Markey asks how wealthier countries should help poorer ones tackle global warming. READ MORE >>
The Mini-Review: 'Invictus'
Though the story is set in South Africa, Clint Eastwood’s Invictus is a hybrid of classic American forms, the triumphant sports movie and the high-minded political film. There is much to like in the film, and a fair amount one might dislike as well, but in the end one’s overall feelings are likely depend on one’s enthusiasm for these genres in general and for their peculiar marriage in this instance. READ MORE >>
