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Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 01:27PM Cristina Nehring discusses here what's wrong with the American essay--and maybe it's why I prefer passionately misguided essays to the more righteous but laid-back variety.
Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 07:11AM Why haven't I been watching the candidates for president in any of their debates? Nicholas von Hoffman (on the most recent Democratic debate) and Steve Benen (on last night's Republican debate) explain why: I'd probably lose all faith in American "democracy."
Who anointed these media gasbags to be the interlocutors? And since when did people wanting to ask questions have to be properly "vetted"--why isn't being an American citizen enough?
Foolish questions, I know.
Saturday, November 24, 2007 at 06:01AM Some good post-Thanksgiving advice.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 06:19AM My paper copy of The Nation arrived on Monday, in which various writers make the case for their chosen candidates. As it happens, The Nation has also posted all the contributions at their site, where you can read them here. You'll get: John Nichols for Joseph Biden; Ellen Chesler for Hillary Clinton; Katherine S. Newman for John Edwards; Bruce Shapiro for Christopher Dodd; Richard Kim for Mike Gravel; Gore Vidal for Dennis Kucinich; Michael Eric Dyson for Barack Obama; and Rocky Anderson for Bill Richardson.
You also get Robert Scheer on that voice in the Republican wilderness, Ron Paul.
Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 07:53AM Fatima Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto's niece, does not have a high opinion of her aunt, to put it mildly, and worries here about what her return means for the future of Pakistan.