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The topic of the day is “Tibet Vs. The Evil Empire” and is about the turmoil in Tibet, which is suffering under a crackdown by the authoritarian Chinese government. Some links:

• Here is Wikipedia’s Tibet history site, lays out the evidence that Tibet has a separate history and culture from China.
• Here is a pro-China propaganda site.
• And here is a pro-Tibet site with facts that seem more in line with, well, the facts.
• Over at Blargen blog, there’s a good post and a spirited debate about China.
• Here’s a Korea Times editorial on a possible boycott of the China Olympics. Meanwhile, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wants Bush to skip the opening ceremonies.
• Meanwhile, Caterpillar will triple its capital expenditures in China.

ALSO, I’m planning two 15-minute long episodes of Fibber McGee and Molly. The shows originally aired on Dec. 4 and 7 in 1953, toward the end of the show’s run, and after Johnson Wax stopped sponsoring them. I’ve also got a few classic commercials lined up.