Dec 29 2012
The Jewish people’s ultimate treasure hunt By Ofer Aderet, Dec.28, 2012 9:12 AM “Just imagine a group of blind people who encounter an elephant for the first time in their lives. They place their hands on it and touch it in order to understand what kind of animal it is. But each of them …
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Dec 01 2012
Sod the scientific warnings – here’s why I’ll keep on running By Kerry McCarthy, Saturday 1 December 2012 06.00 EST Bloody science. For a discipline that’s supposed to be all about accuracy and provable facts, you never know where you are with it. Barely a day goes by without the papers reporting a new …
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Nov 13 2012
Mr. President, remember me? It’s Bill Ayers By Bill Ayers, Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 02:00 PM CST I have a backpack filled to overflowing with grievance and discontent, dissent and demand, as well as wild hopes and radical aspirations: end the wars and the drone strikes, slash the pentagon, fight for universal health care, …
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Nov 09 2012
Heartbeat: My Involuntary Miscarriage and ‘Voluntary Abortion’ in Ohio By Tamara Mann, 11/01/2012 10:30 am On June 19, the state of Ohio declared that I had a voluntary abortion. My rabbi and my doctors disagreed. I simply wanted to be pregnant. The ordeal began two weeks earlier; I was in stirrups. The sonogram technician …
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Sep 12 2012
Hitchens’ “Mortality” evokes an unforgettable voice By Hussein Ibish, September 11, 2012 Narratives about dying are among the least appealing genre of memoir. Whether first-person or narrated by some long-suffering beloved, it seems almost impossible to strike a tone that is sufficiently moving and engaging, while simultaneously avoiding the maudlin, predictable or downright dull. …
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Sep 12 2012
The Mind Thieves By George Monbiot, September 10, 2012 When you raise the subject of over-eating and obesity, you often see people at their worst. The comment threads discussing these issues reveal a legion of bullies, who appear to delight in other people’s problems. When alcoholism and drug addiction are discussed, the tone tends …
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Sep 06 2012
Go Ahead and Post That Liberal Rant on Facebook. You Might Change Someone’s Mind By Will Oremus, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, at 5:55 PM ET Thinking of posting a status update to let all your Facebook friends to know where you stand on the latest controversy over tax policy or immigration? Conventional wisdom: For the …
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