A tip of the hat to Børre and Alice

In Norway, partying with the engineers

By Garrison Keillor, June 27, 2017 at 2:28 pm   A splendid week in Norway and now it’s good to be back home, driving around town in my old beat-up Volvo and listening…  [more]

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America’s first civil war

The Scars of Our Nation’s Violent Birth

By George Will, July 1, 2017 8:00 PM   Philadelphia — Some American history museums belabor visitors with this message: You shall know the truth and it shall make you feel ashamed…  [more]

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We expect people to die.

The destruction of the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul is another example of the ‘culturecide’ we’ve become so used to

By Robert Fisk, Thursday 29 June 2017 12:45 BST   Over the years, I’ve almost lost count of the priceless…  [more]

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The very DNA of American Christianity

Why did this powerful church group struggle to denounce white supremacy?

By Daniel José Camacho, Saturday 17 June 2017   Condemning white supremacy and the alt-right movement shouldn’t be hard. But the Southern Baptist Convention – the nation’s largest…  [more]

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Fundamentalist religiosity

Why Religious Zionism Is Growing Darker

By Tomer Persico, May 16, 2017 5:41 PM   At a gathering of religious Zionist public figures two weeks ago, Deputy Knesset Speaker Betzalel Smotrich talked about his diplomatic plan, which he dubbed…  [more]

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Mother of all Hypocrisy

If Trump cares so much about Syrian babies, why is he not condemning the rebels who slaughtered children?

By Robert Fisk, Monday 17 April 2017 12:15 BST   It was the Mother of all Hypocrisy. Some dead Syrian babies…  [more]

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A Heartfelt Apology

A Heartfelt Apology to Haaretz Readers

By Gideon Levy, Apr 20, 2017 3:58 PM   Dear Orna and Moshe Gan-Zvi, I was saddened to read in Tuesday’s Hebrew edition of Haaretz that you’ve decided to cancel your subscription. I…  [more]

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