The People Who Don’t Read Books Identifying as someone who categorically rejects books suggests a much larger deficiency of character. By Thomas Chatterton Williams

Omarosa, Sacking of a Sellout - Charles Blow NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/17/opinion/omarosa-leaves-white-house.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2FCharles%20M.%20Blow&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=Collection&region=Marginalia&src=me&version=column&pgtype=article

Ben Jealous’ Obscene “Truth and Reconciliation” Proposal

Ben Jealous’ Obscene “Truth and Reconciliation” Proposal

How Henry Louis Gates Got Ordained as the Nation's "Leading Black Intellectual"

How Henry Louis Gates Got Ordained as the Nation's "Leading Black Intellectual"

Eric Kluin, Boston Artist Extraordinaire

What’s the matter with white people?

What’s the matter with white people?

"The mistakes of the Iraq war are not only tactical and strategic, but historical. It is essentially a war of colonialism....

Zbigniew Brzezinski

"The mistakes of the Iraq war are not only tactical and strategic, but historical. It is essentially a war of colonialism, attempted in the post-colonial age."

– The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, January 11, 2007.

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American Exceptionalism: A History and Warning

“We believe it is possible to re-establish American exceptionalism as the core value of this country that has made us so unique and has attracted people from all over the world.”

Gingrich made the announcement after meeting with Governor Nathan Deal at the State Capitol to discuss strengthening the Tenth Amendment. He declined to take questions on his potential presidential run.

The DLC Is Dead - The Nation BLOG Group

They are so brave....

Characterizing what is happening in North Africa as an 'anti-government movement', as many are doing, is less than accurate.

It is, more accurately, an 'anti-tyranny movement', and we would do better to be ALSO informed by those who know the difference.

There's is language in the American Declaration of Independence that resonates with what is unfolding.

The first sentence thereof makes American Independence from Great Britain a matter of natural law resulting from specified grievances.

We shall see how principles espoused and established in this country in the 18th century guide American minds and mouths in the 21st Century.

We shall also see who comes to Mubarak's aide, and why.

The importance of seeing Sarah Palin - The Globe and Mail

The importance of seeing Sarah Palin - The Globe and Mail

The Myth Of A 'Christian Nation' - Huffington Post

Glenn Beck's rally was large, vague, moist, and undirected—the Waterworld of white self-pity. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

Glenn Beck's rally was large, vague, moist, and undirected—the Waterworld of white self-pity. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

I have a scheme - The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart

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Chris Hedges: Liberals Are Useless

"Liberals are a useless lot. They talk about peace and do nothing to challenge our permanent war economy. They claim to support the working class, and vote for candidates that glibly defend the North American Free Trade Agreement. They insist they believe in welfare, the right to organize, universal health care and a host of other socially progressive causes, and will not risk stepping out of the mainstream to fight for them. The only talent they seem to possess is the ability to write abject, cloying letters to Barack Obama—as if he reads them—asking the president to come back to his “true” self....."


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The Rise and Fall of the American Left by John Patrick Diggins

Clarke upsets Kilpatrick as family dynasty ends | freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Clarke upsets Kilpatrick as family dynasty ends | freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Stephen Colbert Compares Bush Tax Cuts To Digesting Bud Light Lime (VIDEO)

Medicare - Andy Griffith

Thank you, Sir.

Lindsay Lohan's Fingernail Painted With 'F**k U'

Lindsay Lohan's Fingernail Painted With 'F**k U'