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December 16th, 2010 - 11:04 am § in Misc.

Amy Hagopian, UW Professor, Target of Fox Machine

An Indecent Man: Bill O’Reilly’s Shameful Campaign Against Amy Hagopian David Zarin at Huff Post In my mind, when the Fox News star Bill O’Reilly decides to make you a target, it’s a badge of honor. This is a man who politically is a proud Islamaphobe, declaring, “We ha[...]

December 4th, 2010 - 2:08 pm § in Misc.

UW Dropout Holds Forth:

UPDATE Berkeley just raised its tuition to over  $50,000. How does this affect OUR students?  Read a comment from a UW dropout.  You might also want to click on the tuition tag or privitization tags. The University of Washington is not aiding in my entrepreneurial endeavors but only detracting fr[...]

December 4th, 2010 - 11:31 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene

Hitchens offers a powerful statement appropriate during Hannukah.

Hitchens offers a powerful statement appropriate during Hannukah.[...]

November 5th, 2010 - 10:22 am § in Misc., Politics

Mourning for Our Country

Nov. 10  2010 I mourn the path my country is taking, and the social forces that drive it so.  This, on a cloudless crisp fall day, trees in color, beautiful beyond words.  We expect the seasons to turn. May our country, also. Halstead[...]

August 26th, 2010 - 9:37 am § in Politics, Religion, Science, The Ave Scene

Glenn Beck’s Profanity

As a very patriotic American I take personal offense at the rally Glen Beck is leading this Saturday at a truly hallowed place, the Lincoln Memorial. Worse, this is the anniversary of the I have a Dream Speech. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME A petition to express outrage. Is this where America is going?[...]

August 13th, 2010 - 9:42 am § in Uncategorized

Call Me a Negri

Recently “Dr. Laura” got herself into great trouble by using the “N” word. I really dislike Dr. Laura, in part because she shows a side of Judaism that comes frighteningly close to the arrogance I associate with the worst of Christianity and Islam . Would her words have evoke[...]

August 4th, 2010 - 9:06 am § in Politics

A comment on Chomsky: I am with Jefferson

A comment on Chomsky: Last night at Drinking Liberally, Randolph Fritz was extolling Chomsky as a marker of the extreme left.  In doing this, Randoplph described Chomsky as an anarchist.  This surprised me as I have never equated Chomsky , with either the Ayn Rand crowd or with the made eyed waver[...]