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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

Journalism vs Churnalsim!

Posted on March 14, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/13/john-montorio-joins-huffington-post/# "Make no mistake there’s a battle raging for the soul of new media. Not the clichéd war between print and Web or between Silicon Valley and New York, but rather a series of internal battles being fought within nearly … Continue reading →

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UK Uncut hacks into Vodafone website | UK news | guardian.co.uk

Posted on March 10, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via guardian.co.uk

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America Shouldn’t Hijack Egypt’s Revolution – by Steven A. Cook | Foreign Policy

Posted on March 10, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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The Great Will: Too many Questions

Posted on March 10, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/08/AR2011030803149.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions ‘In September 1941, Japan's leaders had a question for Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto: Could he cripple the U.S. fleet in Hawaii? Yes, he said. Then he had a question for the leaders: But then what? Following an attack, he said, … Continue reading →

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Shedding our penis spines helped us become human, DNA study hints | Science | The Guardian

Posted on March 10, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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The Political Wisdom of David Broder

Posted on March 10, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/10/31/what_was_david_broder_smoking

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ElBaradei ‘to run’ for president – Middle East – Al Jazeera English

Posted on March 10, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Famous Quotations From “American Progressives”: Samuel Alito,Snyder v. Phelps, No. 09-751

Posted on March 9, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

“In order to have a society in which public issues can be openly and vigorously debated,it is not necessary to allow the brutalization of innocent victims.”

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IRAN: Warning of a U.S. plot to hijack uprisings, officials invite Arab nations to return to ‘Islamic identity’ | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times

Posted on March 9, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Unbroke America

Posted on March 8, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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