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Wow. For the first time in the history of college sports, athletes are asking to be represented by a labor union, taking formal steps on Tuesday to begin the process.
Pete Seeger has died. He was 94. I have only a very fragmentary sense of how the revival of American folk music in the 1950s and 1960s played a role.
Ron Fournier has discovered that everyone now agrees with him: For months, the White House and its allies mocked critics of Barack Obama's leadership, arguing that no president has "Green.
Sometimes one image does indeed tell a whole story.
America, 2014. A nation where working age people now are the majority of food stamp recipients. I see no alternative other than cutting food stamps to get these lazy welfare.
Today's edition of First World Problems: Anyone who wonders why law school applications are plunging and there’s widespread malaise in many big law firms might consider the case of Gregory.
You might prefer to think that the crank letter Erik noted earlier was nutpicking, only the conservative blogosphere finds his ideas fascinating and would like to subscribe to his newsletter..
Another set of reviews from my mediocre film blog. Waste time discussing as you like. Films since the last update: Navy Blue Days, Pembroke and Rock, 1925--Stan Laurel running around.