from the archives of TomPaine.com, a little reading to keep me occupied while i have no work:
 ¬The Beijing Olympics and the (Mis)Uses of History. Will the 2008 Games Democratize China?
 ¬The New and Improved President. Forget Policy -- Bush Wants Fuzzy, Feel-Good Phrases.
 ¬A New Look At Pearl Harbor
 ¬The Sound and the Furious. A Writer Tries to Escape Our Culture of Noise.
 ¬Why Can't Americans Swim in Effluent?. Iceland's 21st Century Energy Policy.
 ¬The Neglected Facts for last week.