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Archive: Jul 2008

Weekend Read: “A difference of imagination”

The difference between the Parthenon and the World Trade Center, between a French wine glass and a German beer mug, between Bach and John Philip Sousa, between Sophocles and Shakespeare,…

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Mr. Twain Offers a Lesson on Patriotism

It was March 16, 1901. A lanky man with elegant and flowing white hair and a prominent moustache strode to the podium. He hardly needed an introduction: the audience would…

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Rick Renzi, American

A reader sends in this heartwarming patriotic moment, just in time for the July 4th holiday: Just before school let out, students at Alpine Elementary were thrilled to see a…

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Will the Bush Administration Strike Iran?

Laura Rozen has been running an interesting forum on Iran at Mother Jones, which asks: “How likely is a scenario in which the United States or Israel strikes Iran before…

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After Losing in Court, Government Keeps Al-Arian Jailed With “Contempt” Charges

From IPS: Palestinian activist and former university professor Sami Al-Arian was arraigned Monday in U.S. federal court on two counts of criminal contempt for his refusal to testify in a…

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James Wolcott on Bob Kerrey’s “Recipe for Loserdom”

I’ve been away for the past week so over the next few days I’m going to catch up by posting some of the best stories and items I read on…

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A Staggering Mother

I can picture my brother as a handsome young boy, all eyes and nerves, traipsing about in the muggy drizzle of Glasgow after his tipsy father. In Dublin I have…

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Six Questions for Paul Alexander, Author of Machiavelli’s Shadow

Paul Alexander is a former reporter for Time magazine who has also written for Rolling Stone, the New York Times Magazine and various other publications. He is also a radio…

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Weekly Review

The Supreme Court overturned the 32-year ban on handguns in Washington, D.C., ruling 5-4 that there is a Second Amendment right to own a gun for personal use. Justice John…

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