omg yay i'm doing my civics assignment on this finnish backwards ass populistic party called "true finns". I GET TO UNLEASH MY VITRIOL.
27 May 2012, 11:23 am
omg yay i'm doing my civics assignment on this finnish backwards ass populistic party called "true finns". I GET TO UNLEASH MY VITRIOL.

@flamingeast Cheers for that, well worth the read. Sandel just seems a bit to populistic right now...
26 May 2012, 5:38 am
@flamingeast Cheers for that, well worth the read. Sandel just seems a bit to populistic right now...

@FinancialTimes i wouldnt consider mr s brave nor his first book profound. Its populistic and rests on race theory. It had no impact at all
25 May 2012, 4:09 pm
@FinancialTimes i wouldnt consider mr s brave nor his first book profound. Its populistic and rests on race theory. It had no impact at all

@NoamChomski i am not sure that you are Noam. Your thoughts aren't quite deep. Actually, they sound populistic.
24 May 2012, 1:34 pm
@NoamChomski i am not sure that you are Noam. Your thoughts aren't quite deep. Actually, they sound populistic.

@sunny_hundal you fall into populistic arguments against EU and about the need for a referendum. It will be grave mistake for Labour.
23 May 2012, 5:54 pm
@sunny_hundal you fall into populistic arguments against EU and about the need for a referendum. It will be grave mistake for Labour.

Nothing wrong with policy shifts, as long as it doesn't become a populistic, pandering flip-flop. #hougangbyelection
22 May 2012, 7:39 am
Nothing wrong with policy shifts, as long as it doesn't become a populistic, pandering flip-flop. #hougangbyelection

@thekiranbedi madam again u sound populistic.it shud b white paper on black money.as this govt. hasn't given any info it is blackpaper
21 May 2012, 8:58 pm
@thekiranbedi madam again u sound populistic.it shud b white paper on black money.as this govt. hasn't given any info it is blackpaper

@IlvesToomas Never heard any populistic statements from you, no cliches. Just as it is. Also regarding Baltic neighbourhood.
20 May 2012, 11:25 am
@IlvesToomas Never heard any populistic statements from you, no cliches. Just as it is. Also regarding Baltic neighbourhood.

@laxsill I have some difficulties reading the Swedish article, but why do you label it "populistic"? What should it have said?
18 May 2012, 7:38 pm
@laxsill I have some difficulties reading the Swedish article, but why do you label it "populistic"? What should it have said?

Europe's Catholics react to election drama in France, Greece
17 May 2012, 3:47 pm
When voters in France and Greece went to the polls in early May, the outcome caused consternation by threatening to deepen the crisis currently engulfing the continent.

Shining Path – not where Humala wants to spend time
16 May 2012, 1:23 pm
    In my first post as part of the Foreign Policy Blog Network, I summarized Peruvian President Ollanta Humala ’s efforts to appease the markets through pro-business Cabinet appointments. In two well-respected placements, Luis Miguel Castilla became Finance Minister, and Julio Velarde stayed on as Central Bank Head. Humala hoped ...

Things in India need to be in black and white - The Hindu
27 May 2012, 11:23 am
New Delhi's penchant for populism and inability to push the much-needed economic reforms are now coming home to roost. With trade and current account deficits ballooning to multi-year highs, the rupee is under enormous strain having plunged to record lows ...

Zakaria: Expert sees slowdown in China - Herald Tribune
27 May 2012, 1:36 am
There has been much speculation about power struggles in China in the wake of the ouster of Bo Xilai, the powerful Communist Party boss of Chongqing who used populism, money and intrigue to rise to the top. Had he not been brought down this year ...

Reforms or populism? UPA must take a call (Comment) - MSN India
26 May 2012, 7:56 am
Considering that the Manmohan Singh government's chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu had ruled out the possibility of major reforms before the next general election, the hike in petrol prices predictably pleased and angered the supporters and opponents of ...

Peter Foster: Last tango in Argentina? - Financial Post
25 May 2012, 7:10 pm
Also, unlike Argentina, it does not have a currency. Finally, Argentina is not a model for any government whose interests go beyond power-hungry populism. Argentina’s resources have been developed by foreign investment, a golden goose that is ...

How can Thailand escape the populist policies trap? - Bangkok Post
25 May 2012, 2:17 pm
Unfortunately, it seems that Thailand is now entering a vicious cycle of populism. Can we do anything to avoid it, and if not, live with it? Many people voted for the Pheu Thai Party in last year's general election because they believed it would deliver on ...

Petrol price hike: UPA allies playing populism; boycotts cabinet - Kerala Next
25 May 2012, 1:24 am
India News: New Delhi, the union cabinet meeting on Thursday was marked by the absence of most of the alliance party ministers, a day after the steepest hike in petrol price. Only National Conference leader and minister of new and renewable ...

My Huffington Post Piece: "Bogus Barnes Foundation: Fake Galleries, Phony Populism" - Arts Journal
22 May 2012, 6:45 pm
I've already touched on some aspects of my reaction to the new Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, here and here. But I've saved my lead piece---Bogus Barnes Foundation: Fake Galleries, Phony Populism---for the more widely read Huffington Post. It's just ...

Bogus Barnes Foundation: Fake Galleries, Phony Populism (VIDEO) - Huffington Post
21 May 2012, 6:54 pm
Top of the Barnes (behind Philadelphia's Free Library): Green roof on right. Gallery mock-ups on left, with clerestory windows that bring diffused natural light into the galleries below. In the middle, a cantilevered light box admits filtered and diffused ...

Populism in penal law - El País
16 May 2012, 2:13 pm
After some 20 revisions of the Penal Code since 1995, Spain is among the countries with the hardest criminal legislations. The toughening brought by the reform in 2010 is now to be further stepped up by a new turn of the screw, if success attends the ...

Populism trumps productivity in Thailand - Asia Times
9 May 2012, 2:54 am
BANGKOK - Thailand finds itself stuck in a middle-income trap of mediocre economic growth aggravated by the combination a "capital strike" by Thai business owners and populist policies that threaten to distort the broad economy's pricing and competitiveness.