Dragotescu Questions Proposed Wage Slave Law

Just recently I was complaining to The Woman that there aren’t enough journalists in Romania doing a good job at actually, you know, being journalists, digging into secrets, asking tough questions and writing well-researched pieces. Looks like I definitely spoke too soon! Yesterday during an otherwise “boring” press conference, the journalist Corina Dragotescu got Traian Basescu on the ropes, peppering him with questions, causing him … Continue reading Dragotescu Questions Proposed Wage Slave Law

Politics In Romania: Puppet Theater

You know, living here in Romania, you’d think I’d be more interested in politics, politicians and what’s happening on the political scene. The truth though is that I really don’t care very much at all. Frankly I’m not missing out on a whole lot. Just about all of the political players of any consequence are holdovers from the Communist era, a group of graying, balding … Continue reading Politics In Romania: Puppet Theater