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http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/04/how-high-were-the-pharoahs.html?om_rid=De4wA2&om_mid=_BNmhfUB8aFIWCT   Before our very eyes Chrysostom (C)has transformed himself into an armchair general with sources in the White House, whom he can contact at will: this is an accretion of power that his colleague Cogitating Peter can only envy, … Continue reading →

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/syrias_reformer/2011/03/31/AFy4JFCC_story.html?nav=emailpage ‘Anger and indignation are tender blossoms that need care and cultivation to thrive, yet one must recall that their life and strength are short.’ Asian Proverb   The Good Doctor (TGD) has yet to learn that his employment of … Continue reading →

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Federalism is regarded as one of the signal American contributions to modern politics. Its origins are typically traced to the drafting of the Constitution, but the story began decades before the delegates met in Philadelphia. In this groundbreaking book, Alison … Continue reading →

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/apr/02/lloyd-blankfein-executive-pay-bonuses?CMP=twt_fd Here is a fractured modernist tale, a pastiche of Horatio Alger. The title ‘Postal Worker’s Son Makes Good’; does that seem appropriate? GW, even in the face of a 38% fall in profits, managed to garner for himself and … Continue reading →

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-03-31/us-military-not-happy-over-libya/?om_rid=De4wA2&om_mid=_BNlcRyB8aAHTDq# Revised Opinionator Emeritus (OE) has a few thing to say about the Pentagon’s dissatisfaction with President Obama’s unsteady policy decisions regarding the Libyan political and human rights crisis: to support the ‘rebels’ or not to support the ‘rebels’, Islamic … Continue reading →