Apr 16 2013
Progressive Tax Rates Linked To National Happiness: Study By Alexander Eichler, 11/08/11 05:12 Detractors of Warren Buffett take note: The more a country taxes its richest citizens, the happier everyone in that country will be. Such are the findings of a new study, led by University of Virginia psychologist Shigehiro Oishi, which compares 54 …
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Apr 16 2013
At 65, modern Israel is falling short of Zionism’s most basic goal By Matt Hill, Tuesday 16 April 2013 Soon after the founding of Israel in 1948, a lady newly arrived from Poland was standing outside a cinema in Haifa. When she saw a young soldier walking up to the ticket booth, she froze. …
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Apr 16 2013
Boston explosions: ‘Please don’t be Arabs or Muslims’ By Khaled A Beydoun, 16 Apr 2013 09:25 I texted my friend at 7:47am EST, extending well wishes for a “successful and prosperous race”. Like the 23,181 runners who left Hopkinton dreaming about breaking the ribbon 26.2 miles away, my friend signed up for the 117th …
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Apr 16 2013
Can the Boston Bombings increase our Sympathy for Iraq and Syria, for all such Victims? By Juan Cole, 04/16/2013 The horrific bombings of the Boston Marathon produced inspiring images of a spirited, brave Boston refusing to be cowed. Some spectators surged forward toward the danger to apply tourniquets, offer first aid, share blankets, and …
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Apr 16 2013
Gitmo Is Killing Me By Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel, April 14, 2013 One man here weighs just 77 pounds. Another, 98. Last thing I knew, I weighed 132, but that was a month ago. I’ve been on a hunger strike since Feb. 10 and have lost well over 30 pounds. I will not …
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Apr 14 2013
The Facebook Sonnet By Sherman Alexie, May 2011 Welcome to the endless high-school Reunion. Welcome to past friends And lovers, however kind or cruel. Let’s undervalue and unmend The present. Why can’t we pretend Every stage of life is the same? Let’s exhume, resume, and extend Childhood. Let’s play all the games That occupy the …
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Apr 13 2013
A tall tale, by Monsieur d’Nalgar, inspired by reading this rubbish: https://levantium.com/2013/04/10/admonitions-of-sol-alinsky/ Everyone agreed afterwards that it was likely the strangest prayer meeting what ever done was. It happened during one cold winter evening at the First Tally-ho Taliban Church of Self-righteous Regurgitants, not long after they had locked and bolted the big pine doors, …
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