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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

Unveiled: New York Public Library’s New 5th Ave. Facade! – Gothamist

via gothamist.com The Public Library is the cornerstone of a vibrant intellectual life of this republic. Public institutions are essential to our civic life. The Civil Service Worker is an indispensable part of our lives,made richer by their presence and … Continue reading →

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The Great Will, Rick Santorum and the Birth of the Myth of the Relentless Ethicist

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/02/AR2011020205042.html The Great Will (TGW) adopts the rhetorical guise of reportage in his extended and seemingly unapologetic press release for candidate Rick Santorum: titled ‘Rick Santorum’s appeal to the GOP base’. The obvious question for a political cynic like me … Continue reading →

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Chomsky: Why the Mideast Turmoil Is a Direct Threat to the American Empire | | AlterNet

February 3, 2011 |   LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on the latest headlines via email.     Petitions by Change.org|Start a Petition �     In recent weeks, popular … Continue reading →

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Niall Ferguson Explains Why Egypt Is More Like Iran Than Berlin

via businessinsider.com America loves political reactionaries, so much so, that we like to import the most impressive of the breed to write for our newspapers and teach in our most prestigious universities. Here is Pretty Boy Reactionary (PBR) sowing the … Continue reading →

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Fred Korematsu Day: California Honors a Civil Rights Hero – TIME

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Ralph Reed Political Moralist

http://www.ffcoalition.com/2011/02/02/elbaradei-compares-terrorist-group-to-evangelicals-and-orthodox-jews/ The power of the American Hegemon is waning and the supporters of that old order cling to their illusions of moral/political supremacy, as if it were a generation ago. The American Lekudniks and their political allies cannot admit their … Continue reading →

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ThinkProgress » Reagan’s Solicitor General Charles Fried: ‘I Am Quite Sure That The Health Care Mandate Is Constitutional’

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ThinkProgress » Dean Rejects Gingrich’s ‘Radical Islam’ Fearmongering: ‘Radical Anything Is What’s Bad’

Dean Rejects Gingrich’s ‘Radical Islam’ Fearmongering: ‘Radical Anything Is What’s Bad’ Later this month, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-NY), who has referred to American Muslims as the “enemy living amongst us,” will hold hearings to investigate the … Continue reading →

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ThinkProgress » Leading Neoconservative Frank Gaffney Argues Muslim Brotherhood Has ‘Infiltrated’ The Federal Government

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Mubarak Promises Not Enough, Obama Should Push for Real Change | Human Rights First

Home » Press Release » Mubarak Promises Not Enough, Obama Should Push for Real Change CONTACT: Brenda Bowser Soder, Human Rights FirstC: 646-897-6372, W: 202-370-3323 | bowsersoderb@humanrightsfirst.org Mubarak Promises Not Enough, Obama Should Push for Real Change For Immediate Release: … Continue reading →

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