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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/opinion/08brooks.html?_r=1&src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB Cockeyed Platonist (CP) posits ‘The New Humanism’, whatever that might be. How does he define his re-imagination of this concept? Is it both theory and practice? The answers will astound! As CP seeks to redefine ‘Humanism’ in a newspaper … Continue reading →

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The Obama administration, which famously pledged to be the most transparent in American history, is pursuing an unexpectedly aggressive legal offensive against federal workers who leak secret information to expose wrongdoing, highlight national security threats or pursue a personal agenda.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/06/AR2011030602928.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions ‘Why Egypt has to be the U.S. Priority in the Middle East’ is both the title of an opinion piece in the Washington Post by Robert Kagan and Michele Dunne,dated March 7,2011, and an imperative to political action for … Continue reading →

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  Timothy Larsen is McManis Professor of Christian Thought, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has been a Visiting Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge. He is the author or editor of over a … Continue reading →

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Beijing tightens controls over foreign media (AP) – 8 hours ago BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital further tightened restrictions on reporting by foreign journalists on Sunday, the latest sign of the government’s determination to prevent the formation of a Middle … Continue reading →