Issue: 216
February 8, 2007
Commentary
Think Piece: How to Revive a Spiritually Dead America in One Easy Lesson!
Guest Commentator
“ Live by the truth..It is the only [choice] for a soul.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1) On Feb. 2, 2007, the deaths of six more U.S. troops in Iraq were reported, bringing the total dead in that illegal war to 3,092. This is the same conflict, hatched by the scheming Neocons, that is costing the…
“ Live by the truth..It is the only [choice] for a soul.” - Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1) On Feb. 2, 2007, the deaths of six more U.S.…
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Commentary
Sidetracked: The Rich African-American History Of the Richmond, California Shipyard
Columnist
Sometimes we get sidetracked by the standard histories we read in grammar school and miss out on some of our country’s true history. I got sidetracked for sure by the all stories of the white “Rosie the Riveters” for whom a national park in Richmond, California was founded and named — but my friend Betty…
Sometimes we get sidetracked by the standard histories we read in grammar school and miss out on some of our country's true history. I got sidetracked…
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Guest Commentary
The Blackness of Obama
Guest Commentator
I recently read several articles, written by black authors, questioning Senator Obama’s blackness. The argument appears to be that since Senator Obama is not the descendant of West Africans forcibly brought to this country in chains, he doesn’t get to claim blackness. Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates wrote on February 1 that it doesn’t matter to these…
I recently read several articles, written by black authors, questioning Senator Obama’s blackness. The argument appears to be that since Senator Obama is not the descendant…
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Commentary
National Affairs: The Preternaturally Prolific Posner on Plagiarism
Guest Commentator
Richard Posner has written another book. The total mounts. In the arithmetic of his output, his newest book must be some number in the mid or high 30s of the books he has authored. One would be tempted to quip that he is on the book a year plan, except that sometimes he seems to…
Richard Posner has written another book. The total mounts. In the arithmetic of his output, his newest book must be some number in the mid or…
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