Monthly Archives: June 2021

Fair Questions about the FBI’s Role in the Capitol Riot

Posted on June 27, 2021 by David Roman

Glenn Greenwald has a detailed piece on the issue in his Substack newsletter, a followup to another one that I already wrote about here, on the despicable framing of the Trumpists for the death of a policeman. It’s too early … Continue reading →

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Grandes Momentos de la Segunda República Española: Asesinatos en Aragón

Posted on June 24, 2021 by David Roman

En una reciente entrada en el excelente blog Desde Mi Campanario, Angel David Martín Rubio describe el no-va-más de asesinatos, robos y brutalidades cometidos por las tropas de la Segunda República Española en las pequeñas zonas de Aragón que sus … Continue reading →

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How Competition Leads to Improvement: the Case of China’s Space Program

Posted on June 20, 2021 by David Roman

It turns out that we owe a hysterical Republican politician much of the success of China’s space program, and the fact that China is now the only country with its own separate space station, and may soon be one of … Continue reading →

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Podemos en Venezuela: el acuerdo Punto de Cuenta y los comienzos de Podemos

Posted on June 14, 2021 by David Roman

(Esto es un extracto de mi nuevo libro, “Podemos en Venezuela”, publicado por Homo Legens y disponible aquí y aquí) Chávez no era una persona acostumbrada a la negativa, y a consejos que iban en contra de sus instintos. En el momento en … Continue reading →

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Wedding Vows, 26th Century Style

Posted on June 10, 2021 by David Roman

In Revelation Space, a 2000 science-fiction novel by Alastair Reynolds, two of the main characters wed in a distant human colony on planet Resurgam. Dan Sylveste, the groom, has to identify himself first: ‘I am Daniel Calvin Lorean Soutaine-Sylveste,’ he … Continue reading →

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