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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 : David W. Blight on The Civil War Sesquicentennial

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Civil War, the commemoration of which provides an opportunity to look back on that great tragedy and retrace the conflict. Both the Washington Post and the New York … Continue reading →

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Read pages from Actions and Objects from Hobbes to Richardson – Jonathan Kramnick

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Priebus’ Republican National Committee: A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of David Koch’s Americans for Prosperity? | | AlterNet

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

January 21, 2011 |   LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on the latest headlines via email.       To the casual political observer, Reince Priebus, the newly elected chairman … Continue reading →

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Mohammed Bouazizi: the dutiful son whose death changed Tunisia’s fate | World news | The Guardian

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Book Review – Examined Lives – By James Miller

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

For Friedrich Nietzsche, the answer was obvious: to test a philosophy, find out if you can live by it. This is “the only critique of a philosophy that is possible and that proves something,” he wrote in 1874. It’s also … Continue reading →

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Keynesianism Part I – It’s All About Spending

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Revolt spreads against politics of despair

Posted on January 20, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Depression May Tie Bullying to Substance Use in Girls | Psych Central News

Posted on January 20, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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New Military Commissions Undermine President’s Plan for Justice in Terrorism Cases | Human Rights First

Posted on January 20, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

Home » Press Release » New Military Commissions Undermine President’s Plan for Justice in Terrorism Cases CONTACT: Brenda Bowser Soder, Human Rights First C: 646-897-6372, W: 202-370-3323 | bowsersoderb@humanrightsfirst.org New Military Commissions Undermine President’s Plan for Justice in Terrorism Cases … Continue reading →

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The bankruptcy of New Democrat ideology – Economics

Posted on January 20, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via salon.com I’ve decided to post this very revelatory piece on Matt Miller again, as reminder of the New Democrats and what they really stand for and advocate.

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