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Spincycle is interested in questions around media, governance, and political economy. He strongly values reading good fiction for he feels that it imparts the important value of empathy.
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Book Review: The World Is Flat? A Critical Analysis of Thomas L. Friedman's New York Times Bestseller by Ronald Aronica and Mtetwa Ramdoo
The authors offer an encyclopedic, richly supported, step-by-step dismantling of each of Friedman's arguments.
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Interview with Ronald Aronica and Mtetwa Ramdoo, Authors of The World is Flat? – A Critical Analysis of Thomas L. Friedman's New York Times Bestseller
Part one of two parts: Ramdoo and Aronica say that Friedman's book is full of inaccuracies.
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An Interview with Felicia Drury Kliment, Author of Acid Alkaline Balance Diet: An Innovative Program for Ridding Your Body of Acidic Wastes
"What very few diet plans don’t address is the differences in individual digestive metabolism. I advocate eating according to your metabolic needs."
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Understanding the US by Numbers: A Small Government
US government's footprint, as measured by percentage of GDP, on the economy seems comparatively much lower than that of developed European economies.
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Interview with Kavita Khanna
Kavita Khanna is the author of Saturday Morning Omelettes.
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Book Review: Saturday Morning Omelettes by Kavita Khanna
Delhi-born author Kavita Khanna entertainingly narrates a unique, heartwarming tale about the fortunes of a modern Indian family.
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Care To Know? Celebrities or Foreign Policy
We have the time to be informed about policy options, so why don't we use it?
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The Rise of Soft News and Consumptive Entertainment
One could argue that soft news consumers think about issues in the wrong way and focus their attention on the wrong issues.
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Blogcritics: From Here to Whither?
Musings and suggestions on the future of the "sinister cabal."
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Movie Review: Independent Intervention
A well crafted expose of the effects of media conglomeration on the style, topicality, and quality of news.
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