Monthly Archives: September 2023

El Bueno y el Feo del Franquismo

Posted on September 28, 2023 by David Roman

El malo ya sabemos quién es. El bueno es no tan conocido, pero en sus tiempos fue muy famoso: Salvador Puig Antich. El feo era Heinz Chez, cuyo nombre real era Georg Michael Welzel. Chez fue el penúltimo ejecutado del … Continue reading →

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War in the Balkans, 1991-2002, by R. Craig Nation

Posted on September 15, 2023 by David Roman

(I wrote this post and sent it to Scott Alexander’s 2023 book review contest, as an expanded, edited version of this older post. By removing some of the harder-to-prove points made in ther earlier version, I think it works better … Continue reading →

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All of Russiagate, in the Columbia Journalism Review

Posted on September 15, 2023 by David Roman

This is pretty great. Enjoy! Before the 2016 election, most Americans trusted the traditional media and the trend was positive, according to the Edelman Trust Barometer. The phrase “fake news” was limited to a few reporters and a newly organized … Continue reading →

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