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Lead article Bedros Horasangian comments on the imminent Turkish invasion of Northern Iraq. Politics Ciprian Ciucu looks into the pros and cons of the uninominal vote. Latest Adina Dinitoiu interviews Francois Weyergans, winner of the Goncourt Award in 2005. Weyergans was present in Iasi, Romania, for Lire en Fete, an event organized by the French Cultural Centre and Polirom between October 18 …

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Lead article Carmen Musat looks at the political scene and says it’s a case of Caragiale all over again. In a situation born of 19th century comedy, Romanians on trial for corruption are standing for office in the European Parliament. Politics Bedros Horasangian comments on the referendum (initiated by President Traian Basescu) for the implementation of the uninominal vote. Ciprian Ciucu continues the …

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Lead article Ovidiu Simonca discusses the meeting of the Honor Board of the Writers’ Union. The session was called to cool the conflict between the writers Bujor Nedelcovici and Radu F. Alexandru. Politics Ciprian Ciucu says that telejustice takes a new lens to politics. Bedros Horasangian reminds us of the significance of the Armenian Genocide on April 24, 1915. Latest Ovidiu Simonca interviews …

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Lead article Carmen Musat observes that the diary of the interwar writer Mihail Sebastian still raises unsolved political and moral problems. Politics Ciprian Ciucu frowns on the masquerade of the secret ballot that followed the Social Democratic Party’s motion to censure the government last week. Bedros Horasangian looks into the Social Democratic Party’s organizational problems which resulted in last week’s rejection of …

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Lead article The Observer publishes an article that Mihail Sebastian wrote about the governmental crisis of 1933. The article was first published in Cuvintul (The Word), Sunday, November 12, 1933. Politics Bedros Horasangian discusses the enthroning of the new Romanian Orthodox Patriarch, Daniel. Ciprian Ciucu observes the increasing number of Romanians who are dissatisfied with the financial implications of their new European citizenship. …

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Lead article Carmen Musat discusses the symbolic importance of Doina Cornea as anti-Communist dissident. Politics Bedros Horasangian comments on the Social Democratic Party’s motion to change the Tariceanu Cabinet. Ciprian Ciucu looks over the doings of Justice Minister Tudor Chiuariu. Latest Constantin Hostiuc looks at Eva a trait la Plescoi (Eva Lived in Plescoi), an exhibition at The Romanian Peasant’s Museum …

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Lead article Ovidiu Simonca discusses Cristian Mungiu’s 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days. The film had its Romanian premier last week. Politics Bedros Horasangian comments on Romania’s international relations. Ciprian Ciucu contends that after destroying former Minister of Education Andrei Marga’s plan for reform, the Social Democratic Party has no moral right to propose educational reforms of its own. Latest Vasile …

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Lead article Ovidiu Simonca thinks about what constitutes honesty in literary and cultural criticism. Politics Ciprian Ciucu argues that politics is a field where things can always get worse. Just think about Gigi Becali… Latest Ioana Paverman analyses the relationship between mass-media and democratic principles. Arina Petrovici discusses last week’s Annual Reunion of Romanian Diplomats. Book reviews Bianca Burta-Cernat talks about …

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Lead article Doina Ioanid discusses the case of Romanians who work abroad but come home for the summer. Politics Bedros Horasangian declares that former communists control Romania’s national TV to manipulate public opinion. Ciprian Ciucu voices his objections to a parliamentary republic. Latest Carmen Musat comments on the Economic Forum in Krynica, which ran from September 5 through September 9 in Krynica. …

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Lead article Doina Ioanid has strong words for former President Ion Iliescu, who announced this week that he had nothing to do with the mineriad of 1990. Politics Ciprian Ciucu looks askance at former President Iliescu’s reaction to questions about the mineriad. Bedros Horasangian discusses the election of Romanian representatives to the European Parliament on September 25. Latest Ovidiu Simonca puts Metropolitan …

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Lead article Doina Ioanid comments on faults in Romania’s educational system. Politics Bedros Horasangian discusses the consequences of Mircea Geoana’s assertion that the governmental cabinet will have to be changed. Geoana is President of the Social Democratic Party. Ciprian Ciucu comments on the insubstantiality of the Social Democratic Party’s motion to change the cabinet. Latest The Observer publishes an open letter …

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Lead article Doina Ioanid discusses the problem of priests who collaborated with Securitate. Politics Ciprian Ciucu studies a set of reformist directives issued in 2006 by Minister of Health Eugen Nicolaescu. Bedros Horasangian comments on the election on the next Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Education Stefan Borbely analyzes problems in the educational system. Book reviews Gabriela Adamesteanu reviews …

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Lead article Carmen Musat comments on the currency of C. Banu’s volume of aphorisms, Gradina lui Glaucon sau Manualul bunului politician (Glaucon’s Garden or the Good Politician’s Manual, Bucharest: 1937, Fundatia pentru Literatura si Arta ‘Regele Carol II’). Debate Cosmin Nasui goes on discussing young Romanian artists’ sources of inspiration with Monica Morariu, Vlad Nanca, Ioana Nemes, Ovidiu Panighiant, Alexandru Radvan, Mircea …

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Lead article Carmen Musat publishes an excerpt from Damian Stanoiu’s, Dimbovita apa dulce (Dimbovita, Sweet Water, 1941). The city of Bucharest is the novel’s main character. Latest Mihail Neamtu surveys the life of the late Patriarch Teoctist, leader of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Ciprian Ciucu comments on Mona Musca’s possible return to politics. A recent poll ordered by the Liberal Democratic Party shows Musca …

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Lead article Ovidiu Simonca discusses the poor results of this year’s competition for teaching jobs. Politics Sabina Fati declares that the intellectuals who support Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu refuse to acknowledge the Prime Minister’s mistakes. Ciprian Ciucu writes about the lack of common sense displayed by the media. Renate Weber publishes the first part of her article on ‘Politics during the …

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Lead article Carmen Musat discusses the possibility of preserving the remains of old buildings recently discovered during work to restore Bucharest’s historic center. Politics Sabina Fati looks at the reasons for some intellectuals’ support for President Basescu. Renate Weber discusses President Basescu’s relation with the Department of Justice via the Constitutional Court and the Council of Superior Magistrates. The Observer publishes a second excerpt …

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Lead article Carmen Musat comments on the system for evaluating education, which encourages corruption. Politics Sabina Fati insists on the necessity of intellectuals’ involvement in politics, with the proviso that objectivity should be the thinkers’ guide. Ciprian Ciucu comments on two of the European Union’s ideological targets: “economy based on knowledge

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Lead article The Observer thumbs through Pensees and comes up with Pascal’s remarks on “how to mislead and flatter one another,

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Lead article Carmen Musat paraphrases last week’s debate on Anticommunism as Moral Obligation. Musat’s topic this week is Antitotalitarianism as Moral Obligation. Politics Sabina Fati comments on the possibility of a “Third Republic

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Lead article Ovidiu Simonca comments on Bookfest, the annual book fair, which marked a shift toward a more complex audience. The fair ran from June 6 through June 10. Politics Sabina Fati offers seven reasons for Romania’s post-referendum political crisis. Ciprian Ciucu discusses the necessity of reforming not only Parliament but also the political system. Renate Weber analyses President Basescu’s defensive acts after the …

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