Dec 27 2011
The Means Determine the End By Harry Emerson Fosdick, Living Under Tension, 1941, Harper and Brothers, New York and London, pages 102 – 111. … EVERYONE knows how commonly our high determinations peter out. We resolve that we will overcome some unfortunate habit, will have a lovelier family life, will deepen our friendships, will do better …
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Dec 27 2011
Why we still can’t talk about slavery By Peter Birkenhead, Tuesday, Dec 27, 2011 12:00 PM 13:11:06 CST … The menu at the Cabin was long, one of those unwieldy, laminated mega-menus that grace the tables of roadside diners and chalets everywhere, and reflected a classic attention to theme (gumbo burger, gumbo omelet, gumbo). If …
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Dec 27 2011
Romney’s Mormon Problem By Christopher Hitchens, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at 11:05 AM ET … I have no clear idea whether Pastor Robert Jeffress is correct in referring to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more colloquially known as the Mormons, as “a cult.” There do seem to be one or two points …
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Dec 25 2011
How to argue with right-wing relatives By Alex Pareene, Sunday, Dec 25, 2011 8:00 AM 17:20:33 CST … There comes a time at most large family gatherings when a heated political argument breaks out. And by “heated political argument” what I mean is “someone just repeats something they heard on Hannity’s radio show that you …
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Dec 24 2011
2011: when protest turned peaceful By Peter Popham, Saturday 24 December 2011 … In September, a man nicknamed “Little Gandhi” was buried in his home town near Damascus. Ghiyath Matar, a 24-year-old father-to-be, had been tortured and killed by the Syrian secret police. His crime: greeting the soldiers, who came to crush the anti-regime protests, …
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Dec 23 2011
I am sorry for the role I played in Fallujah By Ross Caputi, Thursday 22 December 2011 05.00 EST … It has been seven years since the end of the second siege of Fallujah – the US assault that left the city in ruins, killed thousands of civilians, and displaced hundreds of thousands more; the …
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Dec 23 2011
Britain’s love affair with our military is dangerous By George Chesterton, Friday 23 December 2011 06.00 EST … The only place you could be sure of seeing a British soldier used to be outside a pub in a garrison town at chucking-out time. Now there are soldiers on talent shows, parading in sports stadiums and …
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