Just in case I didn’t already think Nixon and Kissinger were complete mental bastards: The Nukes of October: Richard Nixon’s Secret Plan to Bring Peace to Vietnam Nixon decided to try something new: threaten the Soviet Union with a massive nuclear strike and make its leaders think he was crazy enough to go through with …
Tag Archives: USA
Bailouts
This makes my blood boil: Bush to outline 5-year rate freeze plan “…sources, who are familiar with details of the trade group’s pitch, said the plan envisions covering subprime loans taken out between January 1, 2005, through the end of this past July, with rates that are due to reset over the coming 2-1/2 years. …
Permanent permanent
I am finally a permanent permanent resident of the US. Confused? I was just a conditional permanent (haha) resident because Anna and I had not been married for two years before we applied for my residency (see here for my summary of the I-485 experience). To do this, I had to file I-751 (Petition to …
8 hours and 11 minutes
8 hours and 11 minutes, per day. That’s how much TV the average American watches. My mind = blown. That’s a second job! Link via Gadling
Debtor Nation
Harvard Magazine has a good article up online called Debtor Nation. The four pages give an overview of the current situation with the US economy and currency and its dependence on debt. The global imbalances created by this dynamic of American borrowing and foreign lending appear stable for now, but if they slip suddenly, that …