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Jan 01 2012

…RESIST. …CREATE.

Monsieur d’Nalgar’s note: The title of this post is taken from the last line of Stéphane Hessel’s Indignez vous! TO CREATE IS TO RESIST; TO RESIST IS TO CREATE.

The little red book that swept France

By John Lichfield, Monday…  [more]

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Dec 18 2011

Feliz Navidad 2011

Merry Christmas (or click here for your choice of alternative winter holidays) to all, from high atop the Fidel Castro observation tower, overlooking the United Nations penal facility for war criminals (formerly known as Guantanamo Bay detention camp)… Note: This…  [more]

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Dec 14 2011

Against all odds?

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Dec 13 2011

Yes or no?

Note:  I asked my congressman whether his personal wealth had increased during his time as a public “servant.”  This is his response… – Monsieur d’Nalgar Dear [Jacques]: Thank you for contacting me.  I appreciate hearing from you. Public service allows…  [more]

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Sep 18 2011

Spooky action at a distance

The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods and Other Quaint Remembrances from 1960s Mississippi: Thoughts on The Help

By Roxane Gay, August 17th, 2011 … When my brothers and I have a particularly frustrating day rife with racial insensitivity, we’ll…  [more]

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Sep 18 2011

Straightforward common sense

Monsieur d’Nalgar:  Ray Close just forwarded the following letter, with this short introduction: A friend of mine, a retired U.S. ambassador, sent this excellent letter to President Obama yesterday. Straightforward common sense. Ray … Dear Mr. President: Just think for…  [more]

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Aug 27 2011

On a hill far away

…stood an old rugged cross, the emblem of suffering and shame. (from a hymn by George Bennard, 1873-1958) … For at least the last two thousand years, Jerusalem (Yerushaláyim or al-Quds) has been in the business of building…  [more]

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