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Her Royal Peskiness
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Wright-a testimonial
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The color of thought
I’ve just about had it with my friend Jim Sleeper. This is what he does to infuriate me: He writes these deep, complicated pieces, which are really essays, not blog posts, that are layered with links to other thoughtful pieces that very nearly grind you to the ground as you contemplate what they mean, that…
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What?
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Acquitted
Gescard F. Isnora, left, Michael Oliver and Marc Cooper, the defendants in the Sean Bell case. 3 Detectives Acquitted in Bell Shooting By MICHAEL WILSON, April 26, 2008 Three detectives were found not guilty Friday morning on all charges in the shooting death of Sean Bell, who died in a hail of 50 police bullets…
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Acquitted I
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Redeem yourself *
I tried to restrain myself from commenting on Pope Benedict’s visit to the United States. I expected the media would go overboard in its coverage. But, even with his departure, I have to get some things off my chest. I believe religion has its place and uses, the most relevant of which I think is…
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Bitter is . . .
Colson Whitehead, author of numerous books (John Henry Days, Apex Hides the Hurt, The Colossus of New York, The Intuitionist, and the forthcoming Sag Harbor) and a fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, has written a piece for The New York Times that could only have been written by The Guy Who’s…
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The 'Numbers guy'
That would be Carl Bialik, who examines the way numbers are used and abused in a blog at the Wall Street Journal, crunches the numbers post-Pennsylvania. He does not in this post reach a earth-shattering conclusion different from conventional wisdom but it’s still an enjoyable read, especially when you consider he’s dealing in numbers. The…
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'The Name of the Air'
a poem by W.S. Merwin It could be like that then the beloved old dog finding it harder and harder to breathe and understanding but coming to ask whether there is something that can be done about it coming again to ask and then standing there without asking Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin