Monthly Archives: December 2008

Alexander Calder: The Paris Years, 1926-1933

Posted on December 31, 2008 by

[Portrait of Jimmy Durante, 1926. Photo courtesy of the Calder Foundation] My wife and I went to see “Alexander Calder: The Paris Years, 1926-1933” at the Whitney Museum. I have been fascinated with Calder’s work for many years and have … Continue reading →

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More on Operation Cast Lead

Posted on December 30, 2008 by

Round up from around the web: Ben Cohen (ZWord): Gaza and ANSWER Contentious Centrist: Loads of posts here, here, here and here. Elder of Ziyon: Protests don’t reflect reality and Why would Israel bomb a university? Here’s Why! Terry Glavin: … Continue reading →

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RIP: Samuel Huntington and Freddie Hubbard

Posted on December 29, 2008 by

Political Scientist Samuel Huntington, author of The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, Political Order in Changing Societies, The Soldier and the State and many other influential books has died at the age of 81. Robert Kaplan … Continue reading →

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Better Late than Never: Israel Pounds Hamas in Gaza

Posted on December 28, 2008 by

[Israeli air strike in Rafah, AFP photo] Over the past three days at least 100 rockets have been launched by Hamas and other terrorist organizations into southern Israel. This is not a recent development. Thousands of rockets have fallen on … Continue reading →

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Support Iranian Trade Unionists!

Posted on December 24, 2008 by

[H/t to A.L., LabourStart and TUC] From International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran: According to various reports from Iran, including statements issued by The Coordinating Committee to Form Workers’ Organization, Mr. Mohsen Hakimi, a member of the aforementioned … Continue reading →

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Around the Web

Posted on December 23, 2008 by

Airforce Amazons: Understanding Pearl Harbor Contentious Centrist on José Saramago’s Monsters Elder of Ziyon on Those Hamas Scientists Flesh is Grass: Israel, Falk and the UN Today Terry Glavin: In Afghanistan, a Ray of Hope Marko Attila Hoare (Greater Surbiton) … Continue reading →

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Negative and Positive Content of Political Beliefs

Posted on December 22, 2008 by

Gabriel Noah Brahm’s review in the recent Democratiya had me thinking about the following question, are political beliefs/ideologies defined primarily by their positive content or by their opposition(s)? Here is the relevant section: Somewhere along the line, the idea took … Continue reading →

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Chanukah Sameach! (Happy Chanukah!)

Posted on December 21, 2008 by

It’s that time of year again so light those candles, fry those latkes, and get your dreidel on. CHANUKAH SAMEACH!

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U.S. Treasury Seizes Property Linked to Iran’s Bank Melli

Posted on December 19, 2008 by

[h/t Global Security Newswire] The U.S. Justice Department seized a share of a Manhattan building held by Assa Corporation, a suspected financial supporter of Iran’s nuclear program: Assa Corp. is a front company that for nearly 20 years has used … Continue reading →

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New York, Nepotism, and Caroline Kennedy

Posted on December 18, 2008 by

I am frankly nauseated that Caroline Kennedy may be our (New York’s) next senator. Maybe I should not be so upset. After all, if Democrats can elect a president with no executive experience, why not appoint a senator who lacks … Continue reading →

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