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From Naked Capitalism Even though Riyadh is nominally still an
From Naked Capitalism Even though Riyadh is nominally still an ally, relations with the US are fraught. The Saudis are mighty unhappy with America ove...
from Tomdispatch: From the time I was 20 until I was 65, I was
from Tomdispatch: From the time I was 20 until I was 65, I was always 40 years old. Now, I feel my age. Still, my life at 70 is a luxury. Across th...
this from Truth out: President Obama has done nothing to bring
this from Truth out: President Obama has done nothing to bring those responsible to justice, and has in fact tapped several of the architects, such a...
This from Andrew Sullivan: Its the last sentence that struck me
This from Andrew Sullivan: Its the last sentence that struck me deeply. We can and should rail against this (Dylan Farrows letter about Wood Allen), w...
Alex Tabarrok maintains that everyone should be worried about
Alex Tabarrok maintains that everyone should be worried about excessive government surveillance because “no one is innocent”: Have you ever thrown...
In a 1977 interview, the late Kurt Vonnegut — born 91 years ago
In a 1977 interview, the late Kurt Vonnegut — born 91 years ago this week — stressed the importance of plot in modern storytelling: VONNEGUT: I gu...
John Mellencamp is not a Republican. He is a self-avowed
John Mellencamp is not a Republican. He is a self-avowed liberal—but his is a community-based leftism that distrusts bureaucracy and hates paternali...
From “Clearances” by Seamus Heaney: In Memoriam M.K.H.,
From “Clearances” by Seamus Heaney: In Memoriam M.K.H., 1911-1984 When all the others were away at Mass I was all hers as we peeled potatoes. Th...
The myth of Charlie Parker is that he was self-taught. In fact, as
The myth of Charlie Parker is that he was self-taught. In fact, as Crouch writes, he studied with a man named Alonzo Davis, an heir to a tradition of ...

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