Author: Sam Cel Roman
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Obeying the Law Is Bad for Business
Despite the ongoing effort to beatify Laura Codruta Kovesi, not everyone in the business community happy. In this moronic Bloomberg piece, Ion Tiriac and others complain that prosecuting government officials for corruption is bad for business: Tiriac told journalists he had spent more than two years trying to line up the necessary government approvals, but a sweeping crackdown on corruption has made civil servants reluctant … Continue reading Obeying the Law Is Bad for Business
Wild Dogs Kill Romanian Bison
Here’s an interesting story if you don’t mind a bit of hyperbole: Huge financial efforts, determination and manpower dedicated to protecting a species that was close to extinction in Europe 100 years ago went down the drain in Romania, after a pack of feral stray digs attacked and killed some of the very few bison in the Southern Carpathians. This story was written by a … Continue reading Wild Dogs Kill Romanian Bison
Comaneci in Cuba
After 50 years of insanity, last year the United States finally normalized relations with Cuba. One of the benefits of this is that American citizens can now freely travel to the island nation. According to Cuban state media (in Spanish), famous Romanian ex-gymnast Nadia Comaneci arrived in Havana yesterday. My translation: During her visit to Cuba, Nadia Comaneci was scheduled to meet with students from … Continue reading Comaneci in Cuba
Storm Clouds Gather in Moldova
It’s another day of bitterly cold temperatures and another day of protests here in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. Unfortunately for me, I was swamped with work and unable to go see the protests firsthand but my wife was in the area and reported that the protests were more strident than ever. For some bizarre reason, the foreign press keeps on misspelling names, such as … Continue reading Storm Clouds Gather in Moldova
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