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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-29/new-jersey-s-christie-loses-support-for-second-term-over-budget-slashing.html#

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/opinion/28brooks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   The latest David Brooks column titled 'Convener in Chief'' needs a set of definitions for key terms to make comprehension a real possibility: David Brooks: A full time apologist for Plutocrats,Cleptocrats,Wall Street Thieves and both wings of America's … Continue reading →

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/who-takes-us-to-war/2011/06/23/AGwFS4hH_story.html I’m just catching up on my regular reading of the political columns and here is another gem of Conservative thought from Mr. Charles Krauthammer, thoroughly scolding President Obama for his bad behavior regarding The War Powers Resolution. I read … Continue reading →

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/opinion/27stone.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1#

Check out this website I found at nebraskapress.unl.edu Rereading George Santayana’s wonderful, illuminating essay in this fine book of essays remembering William James. This book is edited by Linda Simon whose biography of James is highly recommended.

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http://www.newsweek.com/2011/06/26/niall-ferguson-the-real-costs-of-isolationism.html Here is America’s favorite import next to Rupert Murdoch and Ahmad Chalabi, Niall Ferguson. He has something important to tell us about ‘The American Empire’ and how we really can’t afford to give up the burdens of empire, just … Continue reading →