Category Archives: Agora

Escalator

Posted on November 30, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

Exactly a month ago, while drawing up Obama’s first-quarter report card, I wrote: “Still to be scored is his approach to Afghanistan—he is currently deliberating, and the hope arises he will ditch the simpleminded bellicosity displayed in his campaign and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agora | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Threads

Posted on October 31, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

Picking up a few loose ones … Armenia Back in August we heard about the incipient rapprochement between Armenia and Turkey that was to culminate in an imminent restoration of diplomatic relations. On October 10, after a last-minute dispute over … Continue reading →

Posted in Agora | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Detente

Posted on August 31, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

The news arrives today that Armenia and Turkey have decided to establish diplomatic relations. It is typical of this dysfunctional relationship that no date has been set for such relations to actually kick in, and none of the thorny issues … Continue reading →

Posted in Agora | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Caught

Posted on May 19, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

The New York Times reported today that Google is being threatened with sanctions in Germany over its Street View feature, which allows users to “stroll” along streets in areas that are covered by the service, taking in the buildings, scenery, … Continue reading →

Posted in Agora | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Won’t

Posted on May 19, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

Jacob Weisberg has offered an early, tentative assessment of Barack Obama as president. The first “theme” he isolates is that Obama “sees the middle ground as the high ground.” Candidates who talk about bringing people together or changing the tone … Continue reading →

Posted in Agora | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Chrysostom

Posted on May 18, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

We all knew, from the day he burst on the scene, that Barack Obama is a great talker. And great talk can sometimes accomplish a lot. But there’s a reason why we talk about “walking the walk.” And, for better … Continue reading →

Posted in Agora | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kindling

Posted on February 28, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

Some quick impressions of the Kindle reading device after two days of use: It’s smaller than I expected. The screen is larger than those on several PDAs I’ve used heavily to read on in the past, but not as large … Continue reading →

Posted in Agora | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Wasabi

Posted on January 21, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

I was looking forward to “crazy” on Tuesday, but didn’t expect so much of teh stupid. Up until late Monday, Laura and I planned to head down to the Mall at a not-too-unreasonable hour and see what we could see … Continue reading →

Posted in Agora | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Auguration

Posted on January 17, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

Far be it from me to try and predict how the Obama presidency will turn out. Many of us had a feeling the Bush years would be bad, but did any of us dream it would turn out as disastrous … Continue reading →

Posted in Agora | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sundries

Posted on December 24, 2008 by WorldWideWeber

The year is rapidly drawing to a close, and activity here has dwindled to a trickle. The world outside continues to undergo sundry shocks and transformations, while life in the basement has become more inward. After all the excitement and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agora, Random | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment