AGITPROPOLIS

Compare and contrast: Andrew Sullivan vs. Victor Davis Hanson

2006-05-23T21:19:00.000+02:00

It's amazing when you compare an essay like this one from Andrew Sullivan with one by fellow conservative Victor Davis Hanson. Both are excellent writers of course. What sets them apart is that AS actually takes an honest interest in describing the actual state of affairs in Iraq, no matter how painful it may be and can admit obvious mistakes without abandoning his faith in the mission. VDH, on

My Main Man in Guanajuato gets Famous! (Sort of)

2006-05-23T20:40:00.000+02:00

My alter ego in Mexico got his "View From My Window" picture on Andrew Sullivan!

The Jews are at it again . . .

2005-10-31T11:09:00.000+01:00

European Love Advice - Courtesy of "The Onion"

2005-10-29T22:56:00.000+02:00

In honor of the onion and one of my favorite news stories of all time I am proud to present . . . European Men Are So Much More Romantic Than American Men An essay by Alyssa Lerner Junior, Boston University I just got back from a semester abroad in Europe, and let me tell you, it truly was the most magical, amazing experience of my entire life. The French countryside was like something out of

Colby Buzzell - Justice

2005-10-19T19:21:00.000+02:00

When I first started blogging, a while back, I must admit I was very taken by a blog called CBFTW “My War.” In all honesty he really was a big reason I started doing it myself to begin with.In honor of Colby Buzzell, whose BOOK just came out and I just received from Amazon two days ago, I thought I would re-post something I wrote about CBFTW way back in the day. I think it’s worth a re-read as

The Soccer Fatwa - Have Monty Python Gone Imam?

2005-10-19T18:36:00.000+02:00

I thought Monty Python had broken up. But apparently, they're just in hiding, disguised as Muslim clerics. Funny Shit. - Thanks to my Favorite Mexican - Ken for this one.God Is in the Rules - Sharia on the FieldBy GEOFF D. PORTERPublished: October 16, 2005, NYT'sFatwas, the legal opinions proclaimed by Islamic scholars, have proliferated in the Muslim world since the 1980's, driven by rising

The Bullshitsphere

2005-03-08T21:02:00.000+01:00

My best Buddy, an Expat in Mexico, just sent me this. We have been privately blogging to each other (it used to be called writing letters to each other) about my previous post “State of the Blogosphere,” and how ‘truth’ has become an anachronism, especially in today’s Blogosphere. This is also what I really had in mind when I named my blog “Agitpropolis” actually - I think this word better

California's New Language - Austro-English

2005-03-02T17:57:00.000+01:00

The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has some important matters he would like to clear up now that the US Presidential election is over and "W" has returned from his European adventure. First on his list of priorities: We will soon have a new language in California.MemorandumSubject: AustrionicsThe California Governor has just announced an agreement whereby English will become the

Hats off to the Irish

2005-02-26T11:53:00.000+01:00

God bless the friggin Irish. First they save the last remnants of classical civilization from the barbarian hordes in the Early Middle Ages and now this. As the bartenders from my favorite Irish haunts in San Francisco used to say (about the English language) The English invented it, the Americans fucked it up but the Irish perfected it. How true. Irish Radio Call A Cork Radio Station (in

This makes you wonder . . . how real is our "history."

2005-02-22T19:49:00.000+01:00

Setting aside all of the mere exaggerations of facts that have become belief, if not dogma for many of us, I wonder how often this actually happens in our world? How often does someone take advantage of us when our guard is down and tell us exactly the horrible things we want to hear? Is this not as damaging to the true victims as the actions that inspired the story to begin with? Well thank

State of the Blogosphere . . .

2005-02-18T21:58:00.000+01:00

All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field - Albert Einstein In his seminal book Manufacturing Consent, cunning linguist Noam Chomsky acknowledged that while he found them generally ignorant of issues that he saw as important, he did not think that

Blog your way to umemployment?

2005-02-15T10:45:00.000+01:00

Man, this would kinda suck, I admit it. But isn't this why you should sort of shut up about WHO you are when blogging potentially damaging info? Have a blog, lose your job? Workers with Web logs are everywhere, and they're starting to make corporate America very nervous. February 14, 2005: 5:29 PM EST By Krysten

Watch This!

2005-01-09T15:30:00.000+01:00

Ok I am just going to say this one more time: watch this freakin video clip (if you haven’t already). This really is one of the funniest, most brilliant pieces of political commentary I have seen . . . possibly ever. JUST CLICK IT! Ich sage das nur noch einmal: Guckt euch den beschissenen Film an! (Falls Ihr ihn noch nicht gesehen habt.) Er ist einer der witzigsten, intelligentesten

8 Completely random observations and tips about living in Germany

2005-01-09T14:49:00.000+01:00

Having been in Germany for the past 2 and a half now I can tell you, that while I have had a great time, I have also learned a lot about these people, both for better and for worse. Here are a few observations I have made that I think you may find entertaining and hopefully educational, if you plan to visit. 1. Standing in Line. Germans couldn’t stand in line to save themselves. That’s right the