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Rootless cosmopolitan,down at heels intellectual;would be writer. 'Polemic is a discourse of conflict, whose effect depends on a delicate balance between the requirements of truth and the enticements of anger, the duty to argue and the zest to inflame. Its rhetoric allows, even enforces, a certain figurative licence. Like epitaphs in Johnson’s adage, it is not under oath.' https://www.lrb.co.uk/v15/n20/perry-anderson/diary

Harvard University Press Blog : The William Cronon Affair

Posted on March 29, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Pretty Boy Reactionary on the Political Irresolution of President Obama

Posted on March 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-03-20/niall-ferguson-obamas-indecision-about-libya/ We know two things about Pretty Boy Reactionary (PBR) that he is a cultivated gentleman of the eighteenth century and that he has, like most of his colleagues on the right, a fascination, even a romance with men and … Continue reading →

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General Electric as Civic Vampire

Posted on March 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/business/economy/25tax.html?hp Here in the good gray New York Times, the American paper of record, is a report that will warm the hearts of all the, now, sub rosa Freemarketeers: in vivid detail we are presented with compelling evidence of the … Continue reading →

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Jesuits Settle Abuse Claims for $166 Million

Posted on March 25, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/03/25/us/AP-US-Jesuits-Sex-Abuse.html?_r=1&hpw How many times will this kind of story be repeated?

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Week in Review – Newsroom: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont)

Posted on March 25, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Views: The Question Being Ignored – Inside Higher Ed

Posted on March 25, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Studies ID Key Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | Psych Central News

Posted on March 25, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

Home » News » Work and Career News » Studies ID Key Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder   Studies ID Key Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on … Continue reading →

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The Triangle Waist Victims | FOK News Channel

Posted on March 25, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Books of Interest:Out of Our Heads | Alva Noë | Macmillan

Posted on March 25, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

Check out this website I found at us.macmillan.com  

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Gingrich Said to Funnel $125K Via Hate Group to Punish Iowa Justices | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center

Posted on March 25, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

Gingrich Said to Funnel $125K Via Hate Group to Punish Iowa Justices Posted in Anti-Gay by Leah NelsonLeah Nelson –> on March 17, 2011 Print This Post A nonprofit group led by former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich channeled $125,000 … Continue reading →

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