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2/11/11
For the last several days, I’ve been glued to cable news any time something’s come out of Egypt. So, naturally, today I was watching when the announcement came — on the heels of yesterday’s false alarm — that the peaceful … Continue reading
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Pense no Haiti, reze pelo Haiti
A brief post, albeit one I’d rather not have to write… By now, a day after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake demolished what was left of already-demolished Port Au Prince, you’ve already seen the visuals, and heard the first faltering attempts at … Continue reading
Puerto Rico Diary 3: Seeing the Sights
The State Department frequently issues travel advisories for various corners of the globe. Since Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, though, you won’t generally see much by way of advisories. This is a bit of a shame, … Continue reading
Impermanent Press
If you believe NewsBusters (and I, for one, have difficulty putting stock in anything calling itself a news organization when its name conjures images of the Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man), not only is “liberal bias” killing newspapers, but this is, somehow, … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Politics
Tagged Advance Publications, business closings, Gannett, Newhouse, newspaper closings, newspapers, recession
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(Drug) War Without End (Part 2)
Or, Why I Predict the War On Drugs Will Not End in My Lifetime. A few days ago in this space, I took up the issue of the “Drug War” as it’s currently being waged, and one of the solutions–namely, legalization–that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Drugs, legalization, money laundering, narcotics, public health, public safety, war on drugs
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(Drug) War Without End? (Part 1)
We’ve just barely passed the halfway point of Obama’s first hundred days, and his presidency still has that new administration smell. One side effect of this is the fact that a host of old issues have become newsworthy again. Last … Continue reading
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GOP Gunning for Pyrrhic Victory?
At any time, coming out of anyone’s mouth, it’d be outrageous, even unthinkable. Why, then, has the GOP’s desire for Barack Obama to fail–not at the ballot box, mind you, but as President and Commander in Chief–become not just more … Continue reading
Book Reivew: Freedom, Like it or Not
With the inauguration of Barack Obama looming, and soon-to-be ex-president Bush embarking on a round of image rehabilitation and retroactive whitewashing, it seems as good a time as any to look back over the Bush legacy and look ahead–create a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Politics
Tagged Anthony Lewis, book reviews, first amendment, freedom of expression, Henry Steele Commager
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Bailout Botheration
Those of you who contributed so generously last year to the floating hospital have probably wondered what became of the money. I was speaking on this subject only last week at our up-town branch, and, after the meeting, a dear … Continue reading