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...wonder some Atlanticists despair of the next four years. ?I?m pessimistic about this,? says one American diplomat. ?I think it?s going to be ugly.? In the worst case, American unilateralism will embolden anti-American forces in the E.U. and result in petty feuds between the two continents. But there?s a more hopeful outcome. Champions of a more integrated, autonomous E.U. have long traded on fears that, as a U.S. diplomat puts it, ?America is going to eat our lunch unless we get cracking.? Now Europeans have the opportunity to move beyond such laments about American hyperpuissance...
...cute, as was the Bud Light commercial of the guy who spills the beer on his girlfriend after dancing in the kitchen. The running of the squirrels and the Levi's donor jeans get unusually low marks, as do (as usual) all of Pepsi's attempts at humor. No wonder I drink Coke...
...wonder Europe is terrified of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), better known as mad-cow disease. The illness started attacking British cattle in the mid-1980s. Then it crossed the species barrier; a human version of BSE has killed more than 80 Britons since 1995. Then it leaped across the Irish Sea and the English Channel, afflicting cows in 12 European nations. Last week Italy confirmed its first cases. Late last year, it hit Spain and Germany. Earlier this month, the German ministers of health and agriculture resigned in disgrace when their assurances that German beef was safe proved false...
...simulates the ways our minds work. The difference between thought and speech--the inchoate mess in our minds as opposed to the crispy words that emerge--suggests that we live with a number of voices at once. SPOOKY! If we really wanted to get spooky about it, we might wonder how to tell the texts of our lives from the margins. [Give it a rest...
...What's going on? The other night on "Hardball," John McCain and Chris Matthews agreed, in tones of subdued wonder, that George W. Bush, only days into the job, seemed, well, amazingly "presidential." He seemed smart enough not only to get through the first week of the presidency without being arrested for DWI or moronic diction, but to move into power rather deftly. The papers called it a charm offensive, and they weren't being sarcastic; the charm was working. Ted Kennedy, of all people, said nice things. He warned Democrats not to underestimate...