Monday, October 12, 2015

"Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Western Civ Has Got To Go!" at the Kennedy Center

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Kennedy Center Deborah Rutter speaks to donors at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater last week. When Jesse Jackson led a chanti...
Thursday, October 01, 2015

Sir Vidia's Pale Shadow: Paul Theroux in the Deep South

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Paul Theroux speaking at Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, DC on September 30th. Last Wednesday Paul Theroux came to Was...
Friday, September 25, 2015

"Share the Road"...and Die.

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On Saturday, September 19th, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy adviser  Jacob Thomas "Jake" Brewer was kil...
Friday, September 18, 2015

Len Downie Has Seen The Future Of Journalism--And It Is NPR...

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Former Washington Post Executive Editor (and current Editor-at-Large) Len Downie spoke about his personal history, as well as the future...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Life Imitates Art: "The March" (BBC-TV, 1990)

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Media coverage of the current "migrant crisis" in Europe is eerily reminiscent of The March , a 1990 BBC-TV docudrama directed ...
Monday, May 25, 2015

Please Stand By...

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Well, I may not be as tanned, rested or ready as hoped a year ago, so I'm taking a summer vacation...look forward to coming back online...
Monday, May 12, 2014

Going Fishing...

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Dear Readers, I'm about to take a new position on May 22nd, and so will be going offline for the next year. I do hope to be back on...
Wednesday, May 07, 2014

NYPL Saved From Vandals!

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http://observer.com/2014/05/nypl-dumps-much-maligned-42nd-street-renovation-plan/ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/arts/design/public...
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Down the Memory Hole by Peter Van Buren

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We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People by Peter Van Buren ... However, blocking and redi...
Friday, April 25, 2014

Daniel Greenfield: The Blair Doctrine | FrontPage Magazine

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The Blair Doctrine | FrontPage Magazine In his speech, Blair argues that reactionary Islamic rule is the problem, rather than mere tyranny...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Tony Blair's Clash of Civilizations Speech

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http://www.tonyblairoffice.org/news/entry/why-the-middle-east-matters-keynote-speech-by-tony-blair/ Money quote: ...Finally, we ha...
Monday, April 21, 2014

Terrence O. Moore: Indiana's Schlocky Common Core Standards

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http://www.libertylawsite.org/2014/04/21/losing-our-stories-losing-the-regime/ The loss of great literature in the schools and its repla...
Tuesday, April 01, 2014

April Fool's! (not)

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http://wemeantwell.com/blog/2014/03/31/state-department-spends-400000-of-your-money-on-sculpture/  Peter Van Buren reports on WeMeantWell...