Monday, May 28, 2012

Revisionist History Day, 2012

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Today is Revisionist History Day , what others call Memorial Day. Americans are supposed to remember the country's war dead while bein...
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Sunday, May 27, 2012

This Says It All

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Peace, Not War

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"We perpetuate war by exalting its sacrifices." --Paddy Chayefsky, The Americanization of Emily

On Religion

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All elements of religion but the love of universal justice and compassion--as found in the Prophets--constitute idolatry, including worship ...
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The Easy Way

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No wonder allegiance to a state has replaced love of justice as the core value of Judaism. It's easier.
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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Latest Scribblings

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“Romney and Bain Capital” “TGIF: Government Beneficence and Other Fairy Tales”
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Excellent Documentary on the Nakba

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Penn on Obama's Monstrous Position on Drugs

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Obama to the American people: I got away with using drugs. Fuck the rest of you! PLEASE SHARE THIS!
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Sunday, May 20, 2012

The General's Son

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Miko Peled, author of The General's Son , is the son of Matti Peled, the IDF general-turned-peace and justice activist.

On Israel’s “Right to Exist”

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When I posted Sharmine Narwani’s provocative article “Excuse Me, But Israel Has No Right to Exist”  on Facebook, I got an inappropriate r...
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Saturday, May 19, 2012

The Israeli "Peace Process" on the Ground

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From Rachelle Marshall’s “Israel's Current Demand: Most of the West Bank,” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs , March-April 2012 ...
Friday, May 18, 2012

TGIF: Individualism, Trade-Unions, and “Self-Governing Combinations”

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[I]ndividualists more than anyone will see the merit in any arrangement which minimizes the chance that one will be subjected to the arbitr...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Never, Ever

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I am not now , nor have I even been, a member of any diaspora.

Op-Ed: JPMorgan Lesson: End Government Bank Guarantees

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It’s widely believed that JPMorgan Chase’s recent $2 billion–plus loss proves we need the comprehensive banking regulation called for by ...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Op-ed: When Will Obama Evolve on the Drug War?

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Much is made of how President Obama’s position on same-sex marriage has “evolved” to an endorsement of legalization. One hopes his positi...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Roger Waters Sings a Song for Palestine

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Nakba Day

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Today is Nakba Day , the day set aside to remember the catastrophe that befell the Palestinian Arabs in 1948 in connection with the creat...
Saturday, May 12, 2012

TGIF: For Equality; Against Privilege

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This week's TGIF is an encore from 2006: "For Equality; Against Privilege." Enjoy!

Come and See the Danger Inherent in the System

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I remain puzzled at the refusal of civil libertarians to see the dangers inherent in government control of medical care.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Screw the Vote

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So the people get to vote on who may marry? And this pleases conservatives? I thought they disliked mobocracy.
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