According to a report in Tablet, a liberal Jewish website, Steven Salaita’s appointment at University of Illinois was to a job in Illinois’ American Indian Studies Department. However, the author Liel Leibovitz was unable to find any evidence that Salaita had published an[...]
Archive for September, 2014
September 9th, 2014 - 4:18 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
A Fruitless Attack on Salaita’s Academic Work
September 9th, 2014 - 1:17 am § in America
North Korea Sanctifies Kim Jong Il’s Macbook
The similarities between Apple and North Korea have been the subject of much speculation … including discussions of the possibility of the Cupertino company building its rumored “Gold finger” stylus in a new plant in North Korea. Much of this has been quieted down since the death[...]
September 8th, 2014 - 6:06 pm § in Misc.
Shot By A Tax Collector
Traffic fines are Ferguson, Missouri’s second-largest source of municipal revenue. Municipal court day features a white judge, a white prosecutor, and numerous black residents lined up to pay fines. “We’re just used to raise revenue,” said Patricia Bynes, a Democratic committeewoman for Fe[...]
September 8th, 2014 - 11:54 am § in Religion
Fox vs. Reza Aslan!
I Believe You Have Never Disclosed That You Are A Muslim Reza Aslan is one of my favorite thinkers. His previous book on Mohamed is a key to understanding that religion and his new book on Jesus should stimulate a lot of people to think about the origins of Christianity. Sadly, Reza seems to be [...]
September 8th, 2014 - 10:15 am § in Misc.
Phyliis Wise Claims She Took The Blame But The Regents Made Her Do It.
From Illinois Public Media: The chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana campus Thursday expressed regret about the way she came to a decision to withdraw a job offer to a professor who posted inflammatory comments on Twitter – a decision she said was “pretty unilateral.” Chancellor Phy[...]
September 8th, 2014 - 1:04 am § in America
Back From Canada
Got quite a different view of the US.[...]
September 7th, 2014 - 12:51 pm § in Misc.
The AVE Challenge: What is it?
A. CIA spy robot B. Israeli wall patrol robot C. Lego kit robot D. NASA moon rover E. Sony’s new e-Pet [...]
September 7th, 2014 - 12:44 pm § in America
What Were They Thinking In This Book Review?
This week brings the publication of a book by Cornell history professor Edward Baptist that argues slavery was the foundation of America’s “modern industrial capitalist economy” (quoted from Amazon.com’s product description) and its evil legacy remains with us. As a reviewe[...]
Mary Claire King Wins Lasker Award