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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

Chris Hedges: Huffington’s Plunder – Chris Hedges’ Columns – Truthdig

Posted on February 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Rep. Jackie Speier: “Abortion” Fuels Intolerant Thinking

Posted on February 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

In our nation’s political dictionary “abortion” is a word employed by intolerant people to cast shame on women who choose it. When one of my colleagues on the House floor trivialized a woman’s decision to have a second trimester abortion, … Continue reading →

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The G.O.P.’s Post-Tucson Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted on February 20, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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This is what “pro-life” means? – War Room

Posted on February 20, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Shatz: After Egypt – Blog – The Arabist

Posted on February 20, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Willie Sutton Wept

Posted on February 20, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

About the fraudulence: Last month, Howard Gleckman of the Tax Policy Center described the president as the “anti-Willie Sutton,” after the holdup artist who reputedly said he robbed banks because that’s where the money is. Indeed, Mr. Obama has lately … Continue reading →

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Plato’s Counterfeit Sophists – Hakan Tell – Harvard University Press

Posted on February 19, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

About This Book About the Authors About Hellenic Studies Series This book explores the place of the sophists within the Greek wisdom tradition, and argues against their almost universal exclusion from serious intellectual traditions. By studying the sophists against the … Continue reading →

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Boyhoods – Corbett, Ken – Yale University Press

Posted on February 19, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Leo Strauss – Tanguay, Daniel; Nadon, Christopher – Yale University Press

Posted on February 19, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Absence of Mind – Robinson, Marilynne – Yale University Press

Posted on February 19, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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