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Roger Cohen today departs from foreign policy punditry and gets
Roger Cohen today departs from foreign policy punditry and gets excruciatingly personal, deeply moving: immigration, English anti-semitism, his mothe...

Havent seen this brought up: the French have rather a fraught
Havent seen this brought up: the French have rather a fraught history here, and recall the Algerian war, the terrorism on both sides, the OAS, Camus ...

Carolyns picture of an undoubtedly delicious latke reminded me of
Carolyns picture of an undoubtedly delicious latke reminded me of this book: one of the funniest books Ive ever read, and a terrific satire of academi...

Tim Egan, in the Times this morning, saying what a lot of us have
Tim Egan, in the Times this morning, saying what a lot of us have been saying for a long time: Obama is not merely disagreed with on policy, but deni...

Gail Collins, on tax reform or its absence: she suggests it aint
Gail Collins, on tax reform or its absence: she suggests it aint gonna happen. Agreed. The tax code is a dogs breakfast, but every last loophole an...

I am speechless before David Brookss assertions about physics and
I am speechless before David Brookss assertions about physics and sociology this morning: People have always bent their worldviews around the latest ...

Heres someone who came near death, and watched her mother die, and
Heres someone who came near death, and watched her mother die, and admits that neither experience made her a Better Person: Crises, by definition, ar...

Tom Friedman this morning is talking to a moderate citizen of
Tom Friedman this morning is talking to a moderate citizen of Dubai about ISIS. He doesnt mention the distortions of Dubai itself at all; thatd be to...