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There is nothing to write about in old St Paul right now except the Surprise Spring of 2012. It’s been 80F for days now, smashing old high temperature records by 10 degrees or more. We’re all giddy from the June that fell onto us in March.
Iran stands today isolated like no nation before, at least since electronic banking became the standard. Continue Reading
“I knew it was time to leave when I realized I could no longer look students in the eye and tell them what a great place this was to work.” So says Greg Smith, until today the head Goldman Sachs’ equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Continue Reading
Dave Barry was a kid when the Soviet craft sputnik was launched, sending out a “bleep” through low orbit all around the world. His teacher intoned to the math class that, “From now on, you kids are going to have to learn a lot more about math and science.” Barry added, “As if it was all our fault.”
It’s well above freezing in St Paul and what little snow there was has melted away. The High School Boys’ Hockey Tournament is starting today, so by tradition there should be one last gasp of Winter left. But we have a change of seasons, and that’s a good time to catch up on a few of the topics that we have covered in Barataria that are always still developing.
Minnesota voters will confront the issue in simple black letters on a white ballot this November. Continue Reading
The editor of an online publication revealed more than a little frustration. Continue Reading
The stories out of Syria are utterly heartbreaking. The government of Bashar al-Assad has been shelling civilians indiscriminately in what can only be a desperate act to maintain control. Brutality has worked for the regime in the past, but this has taken it to a new level. Continue Reading
Those of you who are regular readers know that one of the basic principles of Barataria is that over the long haul there are very few surprises. Great empires come and go, economies hum along and then break, and new technologies add sparkle to our lives – but people are still people. Continue Reading
We had a lot of fun talking through the ways that the Republican Party is self-destructing through this election year. But what about the Democrats?