Monthly Archives: April 2010

Arizona and the Politics of Immigration

Posted on April 28, 2010 by

[The Future of Arizona in the Liberal Imagination] Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law a bill that makes it a state crime to enter the United States illegally, requires immigrants to carry their registration papers at all times and … Continue reading →

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Ron Radosh on Jennifer Delton: A Fresh View of Cold War America

Posted on April 24, 2010 by

This article by Ron Radosh is from Minding the Campus: Teaching in the universities about the so-called McCarthy era has become an area most susceptible to politically correct and one-sided views of what the period was all about. One historian … Continue reading →

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RIP: Keith Elam aka Guru, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

Keith Elam aka Guru passed away on Monday. Guru was the MC for the prolific hip-hop duo, Gangstarr. It would be too much to say Gangtarr changed my life, but they were definitely one of the major influences that led … Continue reading →

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Happy 62nd Birthday, Israel! (Yom HaAtzmaut/Independence Day, 2010)

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

“If You Will It, It is No Dream”–Theodore (Binyamin Ze’ev) Herzl Via Ynet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a special statement for the occasion, saying, “On this Independence Day we mark two of the Jewish nation’s miracles: The miracle of … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve Been Reading and Thinking About

Posted on April 16, 2010 by

I realize things have been slow here for the past month or more. Family life is keeping me busy, which is a blessedly good thing. No complaints here. I have been getting a lot of work done on my dissertation. … Continue reading →

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Back from India

Posted on April 6, 2010 by

We are back from India. Chennai for bro-in-law’s wedding and then some time in  Kerala to relax. I don’t post personal pics so no wedding images to share. But here are a few pics of the place where we stayed … Continue reading →

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Happy Pesach!

Posted on April 4, 2010 by

Wishing readers and their families a happy Pesach (March 29 -April 6).

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