If Iraq were America

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One of Juan Cole's finest: President Bush said Tuesday that the Iraqis are refuting the pessimists and implied that things are improving in that country. What would America look like if it were in Iraq's current situation? The population of the US is over 11 times that...

Reading Material

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On September 21, 2004
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I am pleased to note that the fine folks at W.W. Norton sent me a copy of the 9/11 commission report, unsolicited but welcomed. In addition, Phillip Roth's new novel The Plot Against America--which I've been looking forward to for months--was in stock at the local bookstore....

Worst opening ever?

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On September 21, 2004

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At some point in my life, I was mildly amused by some scenes in a National Lampoon movie, the one with Chevy Chase. I can't speak for most of their.

Blundering Ethicists

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On September 21, 2004
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Circumstantial evidence suggests that The Ethicist(tm) might be listening to my advice (or Paperwight). Still, I'm not in the mood to be terribly magnanimous. The first two "corrections" offered this week deal with private property as opposed to other social goods. First, he reassesses his views on the ever-crucial...

Grover

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On September 21, 2004

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Kos asks if he has no shame. The answer is clearly no, but the more interesting question is has he ever looked at voting demographics in this country?

I’d prefer Kissinger. . .

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On September 20, 2004
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Laura Rozen excerpts a Salon interview with Sy Hersh: Jacoby: Is there someone who is the Henry Kissinger in this administration? Hersh: Oh, believe me, I pray for one [clasps his hands and looks beseechingly upward]. Wouldn't it be great if the reality was that they...

Security Roundup

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Fred Kaplan has a characteristically excellent column about the technical difficulties presented by the current missile defense system. For those who haven't had the chance, read Kaplan's Wizards of Armageddon. It's a.

1896

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On September 20, 2004

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I had no idea about this, which I find fascinating. If I'm ever called upon to teach American political development/history and the 1896 election comes up, you can bet this'll be.

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