Category Archives: Politics

Soldier On

Let’s ignore the fringe elements and sad little people crying out for attention for just one moment. Bloggers, pundits, politicians, just plain folk. Everybody sensible and decent agrees on the basics. That the people who put those bombs in London … Continue reading

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Dog Bites Man, Sun Comes Up…

I was wondering if any bloggers would rise to Garry Trudeau’s bait. No, scratch that. I was sure some would. Sure enough. (found this via 11d) Just as a sort of sideline, I’d say that young right-wingers are in serious … Continue reading

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War News Radio

There’s a really interesting, exciting project here at Swarthmore that I’ve been tangentially involved with (mostly I’ve been passive-aggressively shirking my responsibilities to the group, a skill I have honed to a fine polish). The basic founding idea, from one … Continue reading

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It’s a Good Good (Bad Bad) World

A quick thought that I may try to rework more thoroughly later. Boulette’s Larder pleased me partially because the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food influences there were so deep and so obviously the product of thorough study and understanding. The … Continue reading

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Excuse Me?

Looking over the much-blogged-about list compiled by a panel of noted conservatives of the “ten most dangerous books”, I have to say that my ability to imagine or appreciate what other people are thinking deserts me a bit. I readily … Continue reading

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“Demonstrably False”

I don’t even want to read various weblogs this morning about the Newsweek “Qu’ran in the toilet” story. I know what most of them are going to say, and I’m bored in advance with what I know. Various anti-war blogs … Continue reading

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