Author Archives: stephenkmacksd

http://www.statesman.com/flash/weather/weather_widget.swf via statesman.com

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday that the Israel Defense Forces would continue to use “firm determination and assaults” against terrorist elements in the Gaza Strip, adding that Israel would not tolerate attacks on its citizens or communities.

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By all accounts, philosopher Richard McKeon (1900-85) was a legend in the classroom. The list of students for whom McKeon shepherded an academic pursuit or two reads like a roster of the twentieth-century’s most noted cultural figures: Robert Coover, Paul … Continue reading →

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-03-21/libya-war-and-the-bosnia-hawks-on-the-obama-team-leading-the-charge/   Peter Beinart in his latest essay on the Daily Beast of March 21, 2011, ‘Behind the Libya War’ displays his usual contempt for ‘ordinary Americans’ who are, in his narrative, unable to read a map, or to read … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Matt Zoller Seitz for planting the idea in my head. A fair, equitable wage for work performed is a hard won concession from Management, that many people gave their lives for in the 20th Century. How quickly Americans … Continue reading →