Monday, June 08, 2009

Ah, the world.

Here's an interesting article in Der Spiegel regarding stereotypes of America and Americans.

The archetypal Montana survivalist so beloved of the European media -- holed up in his shack and determined to resist the government's impositions -- is as uncharacteristic of America as the Basque or Corsican separatist -- ready to kill for his cause -- is of Europe.
The UN announced a tuition-free online university. It's called the University of the People.

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