Jun 17 2011

Xenophobic panic

“Conservatism Is True.”

By Andrew Sullivan, 16 Jun 2011 09:57 PM … It’s funny that Fareed Zakaria and I are now seen as beyond the conservative pale. We were both Harvard immigrants at the same time and definitely right of…  [more]

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Jun 17 2011

I like surprises

Note:  The following video is posted in the spirit of what Aristotle called the ability “to entertain a thought without accepting it.”  Kudos to Richard Hanna for the quotation from an old Greek guy who was even more opinionated than…  [more]

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Jun 17 2011

A threat or a promise?

Eisenhower’s worst fears came true. We invent enemies to buy the bombs

By Simon Jenkins, Thursday 16 June 2011 21.00 BST … Why do we still go to war? We seem unable to stop. We find any excuse for…  [more]

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Jun 16 2011

Here to plunder

Michele Bachmann Isn’t Stupid, She’s Dangerous

By Sarah Jones, June 16, 2011 … Michelle Goldberg appeared on MSNBC’s The Last Word detailing the origins of Michele Bachmann’s far right evangelical politics as outlined in her Daily Beast article yesterday.…  [more]

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Jun 16 2011

Trade in dishonesty

Birtherism is Alive and Well on World Net Daily

By Hrafnkell Haraldsson, June 16, 2011 … Birtherism, by any normal standard dead since the release of President Obama’s birth certificate on April 27 and the mercy suicide of Donald…  [more]

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Jun 16 2011

The Truth About the Economy

[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTzMqm2TwgE[/tube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTzMqm2TwgE Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich explaining what went wrong with America’s economy in just 2 minutes and 15 seconds–with illustrations to boot.…  [more]

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Jun 15 2011

Guilt by innuendo

The sharia myth sweeps America

By Amy Sullivan, 14 June 2011 … If you are not vitally concerned about the possibility of radical Muslims infiltrating the U.S. government and establishing a Taliban-style theocracy, then you are not a candidate for…  [more]

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