The Olympic Games are for 'the youth of the world,' but they're organized and scored by countries. It's no surprise that countries treat them as vehicles of national pride, and assume that their people will be most interested in their own athletes. So anybody who was saving up to write an angry letter, blog post, or op-ed about NBC's chauvinistic coverage: don't bother! They're actually more above-the-fray than most. Also, their coverage is not shown anywhere except America - I know, it's because I can't get it that I'm watching Women's Air Pistol - so can't ruffle feathers elsewhere.
No real-world human being brings to the U.S. presidency the range of attributes necessary for full success in the job. - James Fallows
No real-world human being brings to the U.S. presidency the range of attributes necessary for full success in the job.
- James Fallows
Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them. - James Fallows
Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them.
We're now in one of those periods when the reality of intense pressure on the middle class diverges from long-held assumptions of how the American ba… - James Fallows
We're now in one of those periods when the reality of intense pressure on the middle class diverges from long-held assumptions of how the American ba…
The worst kind of management seeks a single optimum, a one-scale index of efficiency, like the mindless scales of 1 to 10 for grading a woman's beaut… - James Fallows
The worst kind of management seeks a single optimum, a one-scale index of efficiency, like the mindless scales of 1 to 10 for grading a woman's beaut…
Every previous era looks innocent. - James Fallows
Every previous era looks innocent.
Chinese emissions are a problem not just for its own people but also for the world. It has now overtaken the U.S. as the biggest carbon emitter; most… - James Fallows
Chinese emissions are a problem not just for its own people but also for the world. It has now overtaken the U.S. as the biggest carbon emitter; most…
Successful societies-those which progress economically and politically and can control the terms on which they deal with the outside world-succeed be… - James Fallows
Successful societies-those which progress economically and politically and can control the terms on which they deal with the outside world-succeed be…
A rigid America is also weak and vulnerable, because it sacrifices its unique strength: the energy of people who think they can always make something… - James Fallows
A rigid America is also weak and vulnerable, because it sacrifices its unique strength: the energy of people who think they can always make something…
Over the eons I've been a fan of, and sucker for, each latest automated system to 'simplify' and 'bring order to' my life. Very early on this led me … - James Fallows
Over the eons I've been a fan of, and sucker for, each latest automated system to 'simplify' and 'bring order to' my life. Very early on this led me …
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