Friday, January 20, 2006

The Untied States of America


Enriquez illustrates that nations beset with problems from within are always susceptible to break-up ... he focuses on the United States but also gives illustrations from Canada and Mexico....

The book format is quite interesting... it uses a 'staccato' form ... with a lot of punch given through data, quotes, and sometimes just raw speculation... in a variety of type faces and spacing/blocking formats.... this leads to a book that is a very quick read ... but don't be fooled by this as there is a lot here to think about ...

Enriquez' warning? .... even the United States may not be immune from secession pressures over the course of the next fifty years.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Independent Online Edition > Commentators

Independent Online Edition > Commentators:
James Lovelock: The Earth is about to catch a morbid fever that may last as long as 100,000 years
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