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Cody Barstow has earned the right to his opinion. As he says in his latest: I did my year in Vietnam under a different name. I was shot at often enough, tripped a booby trap that didn’t go off, and was happy to leave. I’ve done my time and I’ve earned the right to the following comments… Those comments are

felixwas has a great take on the persistence of racist barriers in America over at . The following is my comment on that thread, xposted here for those who might miss the 5e exchange otherwise. ________________________ Some of this is obviously bad – very bad – despite the fact that a question like “If I ask to see the manager

Million-dollar donation to Babcock funds ‘responsible business’ programming Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management alumnus Thomas Dingledine has donated $1 million to the school to establish the “Fund for Responsible Business.” The endowed gift will help faculty members create class content and learning opportunities for students in the areas of ethical, social and environmental responsibility. Dingledine also pledged

This is how I see it, anyway. Enjoy, as a law professor punks a fundie senator… [THX: The Canard Times.]

Damn. Looks like sirpaulsbuddy might have a new favorite juggler. [THX: Steve R at the West Bygod Bureau.]

I wish we were hearing more about the passing of Gordon Parks, who was truly one of the legends of American journalism (photo- or otherwise). AP’s obit hits the high spots, though. Gordon Parks Dies at 93 By POLLY ANDERSON 03.08.2006, 04:31 AM Gordon Parks’ groundbreaking journey from poor high-school dropout to black pioneer left a legacy of stark and

A lot of academics don’t like Camille Paglia. There’s a certain academic Leftist orthodoxy that scholars in the “social sciences” and Humanities are expected to toe, and those willing to question certain assumptions risk paying with their careers. Paglia can get away with it at this stage of her career, but a lot of younger academics – specifically, those who

Cody Barstow has been listening to Ziggy Stardust and “Tiny Dancer,” and he’s wondering: Why is the same exponential leap in music and understanding not happening these days? So, I’ve noticed something. Once upon a time music was mythology, it was grandeur, it was big. Big bands, big stardom, big music. Album releases were a big deal. Big stereos with

One of the intellectual exercises I want to tackle someday – when I get the time needed to study and think about it – is to undertake, just for fun, the drafting of a new US Constitution. (Yeah, I know, I should get out more.) No, I’d like to re-evaluate the existing document in light of the world we now

Wow. Is it possible that America owes Brownie an apology? Bush was told levees could fail, video shows By Margaret Ebrahim; and John Solomon The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal-disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland-security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, put lives at risk in New

Conservative journal plans drawing by Thomas Lynn Published Friday, February 17, 2006 A conservative college journal at Clemson is sponsoring a drawing for an AK-47 rifle early next month as a fundraiser and as a way to celebrate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Last night I was watching the Olympics coverage and got to see the medal ceremony for the women’s speed skating 5000m, in which Canadians Clara Hughes and Cindy Klassen won gold and bronze. I couldn’t help smiling. Literally – it was such a wonderful scene the smile was an involuntary response. As I was enjoying the purity of that sporting

I keep thinking there has to be a University of Nebraska joke in here somewhere. [THX: Mike P., Animal Husbandry Editor]

So, you’re going to steal a truck loaded with beer. Okay, I’m with you in principle. But: WEST BEND, Wis. — Authorities are hoping to break up what must be quite the party after beer thieves made off with almost $26,000 worth of suds from a delivery truck. A semi trailer loaded with cans and bottles of Miller beer was

“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.” – Abraham Lincoln “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – FDR