It is amusing to see even conservative commentators having to admit that McCain's oratorical powers are minimal. Sometimes that is a symptom of h…
Read moreMany readers will have seen recent press reports about the cancellation of Fulbright grants to 7 students whom Israel had not allowed to leave Gaza, …
Read moreI am posting a note from the organizers of this upcoming meeting in Minneapolis, which includes links for those who want to follow it online via audi…
Read moreWord comes today that four paintings stolen last year from the Museum of Fine Arts in Nice have been recovered in Marseilles. The paintings, by Claud…
Read moreI just listened to a live broadcast of Barack Obama's speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC ), as I am sure many of you …
Read moreUm, well, the New York Times said today that news organizations and bloggers would be racing to be the first to announce that he had gone over the t…
Read moreOne of the most fascinating archaeology blogs, in large part because it stretches the boundaries of that discipline, is Colleen Morgan's Middle S…
Read moreJohn McCain has as good as promised that he will nominate Supreme Court justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade. One of the problems that many of us h…
Read moreAs readers of this blog know, your host is a big jazz fan. But I have not played an instrument since I was 8 years old, when 3rd grade flute lessons …
Read moreI am using Blogger's great email posting feature to forward an entire column by Glenn Greenwald from a couple of days ago. Glenn is required read…
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