Jul 28 2012

Unaccustomed to the truth

The art of religious sunbathing: giving up trying to be in control

By , Friday 27 July 2012 14.29 EDT   Rowan Williams once brilliantly compared prayer to sunbathing. “When you’re lying on the beach something is happening,…  [more]

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Jul 28 2012

A picture-perfect image of elitism

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Britain is an easy date. So how did Mitt Romney mess up so badly?

By , Friday 27 July 2012 17.00 EDT   So the big surprise in the opening ceremony is not what I expected.…  [more]

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Jul 28 2012

Are we our brothers’ keepers?

A shot in the dark

By Roger Ebert, July 26, 2012 12:57 PM   Catie and Caleb Medley went to the doomed midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises.” It was a movie they’d been looking forward to for a…  [more]

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Jul 28 2012

The red meat of military adventures

When soft power is hard

By Richard Falk, 28 Jul 2012 10:17   There has been serious confusion associated with the widespread embrace of “soft power” as a preferred form of diplomacy for the 21st century. Joseph Nye introduced…  [more]

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Jul 28 2012

Missing and distorted history

Fists of Freedom: An Olympic Story Not Taught in Schools

By , July 23, 2012 3:00 am PDT   It’s been almost 44 years since Tommie Smith and John Carlostook the medal stand following the 200-meter dash…  [more]

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Jul 27 2012

We all grow poor because of it

‘Bachmann affair’ against Clinton aide Huma Abedin is a wake-up call

By John L. Esposito, 04:53 PM ET, 07/26/2012   Michele Bachmann’s has stirred up a storm. Bachmann has been criticized on the floor of the Senate and denounced in…  [more]

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Jul 27 2012

Some kind of personality disorder

What’s wrong with Mitt Romney?

By , Friday, Jul 27, 2012 07:00 AM CDT   I have an idea for Mitt Romney: Release your tax returns today. Your coverage can’t get any worse than it’s been in the…  [more]

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