2012 archive
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Feb 18 2012
Cold War nostalgia
The US in a ‘dangerous state of funk’
By Ian Buruma, 18 Feb 2012 13:48 … The eccentric Bengali intellectual Nirad C Chaudhuri once explained the end of the British Raj in India as a case of “funk”, or… [more]Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/02/18/cold-war-nostalgia/
Feb 16 2012
We have radically to rethink
Mourning John Hick: One of the Greatest Theologians of Our Time
By Joe Winkler, 02/14/2012 5:45 pm … With a deep sadness in my heart, I write of the recently deceased Christian theologian John Hick. I feel utterly unqualified… [more]
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Feb 16 2012
Something agile and wise
Freedom of religion is freedom from religion
By Bill Moyers, Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 3:00 PM 18:46:13 CST … The president did something agile and wise the other day. And something quite important to the health of our politics.… [more]
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Feb 14 2012
Bark the loudest
Santorum mangles the Founding Fathers
By Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg, Tuesday, Feb 14, 2012 2:45 PM 20:36:56 CST … Each time presidential candidate Rick Santorum rears his righteous head, it is to exploit a social issue that is… [more]Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/02/14/bark-the-loudest/
Feb 13 2012
My heart is still young
Letters raise fears for last Briton in Guantanamo
By Paul Calahan, Monday 13 February 2012 … On the day he marks 10 years locked inside the world’s most notorious prison without having been charged with an offence, the last… [more]
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Feb 13 2012
Yes, we do indeed have enough
Committees
Announced by Burton Dasset, Monday, 13 February 2012 … It was Eileen who asked me to carry out an audit on the governance of the Beaker Folk. “Burton,” she said, “don’t we have a few too many committees? Naturally… [more]Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/02/13/yes-we-do-indeed-have-enough/