Content tagged unitedstates

Blog Entries

"Women do not, by and large, make terrific criminals. In the United States, women commit only two crimes as frequently as men. The first is shoplifting. … gulfstream/692

“Over the next two and a half years, Güntürkün recorded 124 scientifically valid kisses in public places across the United States, Germany … gulfstream/1034

Why the intelligence community thought Iraq had WMDs (partial reason): “Prior to 1991 the intelligence communities in the United States and elsewhere … gulfstream/1373

Where Kerry Stands on Iraq—A Kerry–English Translation. Some of this seems a little inaccurate. For example, I don’t think Kerry is saying … gulfstream/1552

Why European support for the US has waned (for some reason described in terms of “legitimacy”). “U.S. legitimacy among Europeans rested on … gulfstream/1628

Michael Ignatieff: “the promotion of democracy by the United States has proved to be a dependably good idea.” gulfstream/1652

Quotes Collected

That four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with injury stay the hand of vengeance and voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the judgment … quotes/252

Fifty years ago, in the aftermath of World War II, the average European family spent about one-third of its income on food. Today it spends about 15 percent. … quotes/238

In 1999, a hundred and twenty thousand books were published in the United States--that's about fourteen per hour, which is a lot, especially when there's … quotes/220

Bill Beckley: You were born in France, but you have lived a long time in the United States. What is the difference between the aesthetics of the two … quotes/125

The European traveller in America---at least if I may judge by myself---is struck by two peculiarities: first the extreme similarity of outlook in all … quotes/105

On this date, 100 years ago in history, do you know what happened? The first pizza was produced here in the United States ... 100 years ago. Wait a minute, … quotes/96

For the second week in a row, "Anaconda" is the most popular movie in the United States and in honor of "Anaconda," the hookers in Times Square, god bless … quotes/92

But the Englishman will innocently use many words and phrases that have indecent significances in the United States, quite lacking in England, _e.g._, … quotes/64

The list of such euphemisms is long, especially for women's rooms. In the high days of euphemy in the United States they were not called anything at … quotes/63