Jul 08 2011
Largely forgotten now (or intentionally ignored), this cautionary tale is excerpted from Silvano Barruso’s account of the amazing, audacious Wörgl experiment. Had it been allowed to continue, the world today might be a radically different (and better) place. As Børre wrote this morning, “In this age of collective despondency, at least on the part of those of who remember …
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Jul 07 2011
A public service from Monsieur d’Nalgar: I watched this codswallop so you don’t have to (you’re welcome). This is the latest offering from the Garland County Tea Party: [tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQxe6nCcSbE[/tube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQxe6nCcSbE Hi-fi version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rGtnm0ThMM Monsieur d’Nalgar’s painstaking notes: Garland County Tea Party = 3500 members?! Invalidation of US Constitution by a force, come to be known …
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Jul 07 2011
Here’s a bit of modern Israel’s ancient history, excerpted from the August 13, 1949 issue of The New Yorker (thanks, Børre). This fascinating paragraph from “Letter from Tel Aviv” begins on page 59: … “The terrible thing about terror,” said my young intellectual German friend, “is that it works. We did not like the terrorists …
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Jul 07 2011
Monsieur d’Nalgar: Think “Electric Slide” and you’ll get a sense of what the Dabke is to Arabs. I don’t think the English subtitles convey exactly the graphic nature of the lyrics, but if your kiddies understand Arabic, you might want to wait on this one… The author, Ibrahim Khashush, paid the ultimate price for this …
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Jul 07 2011
The Road to “All Muslims are Terrorists” By Gefilte, 07 July 2011 … It’s been travelled before. Aside from the fact that real democracies don’t persecute their minorities, Jews are reminded in many pieces of scripture to never forget when we were “strangers in a strange land” (see the book of Exodus). Maybe this is …
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Jul 07 2011
Look beyond Bachmann’s looks By Richard Cohen, 10:04 AM ET, 07/07/2011 … Pawlenty campaign adviser Vin Weber, a man of somber demeanor, has noticed that Michele Bachmann is a looker. How could he not, I wonder, since that happens to be the case. I also notice that she is possessed of a quick and mean …
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Jul 07 2011
Is Religion ‘Religulous’? By Kabir Helminski, 07/7/11 10:11 PM ET … I was having a conversation with Bill Maher the other day — in my own mind, that is. I was admitting that I agree with a lot of what he criticizes about religion, or more precisely the ludicrous nature of some religious “beliefs.” Since …
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