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BBC Headline Writers Tip Their Hands….

The headline on the BBC site says “Shuttle Crew Sees Damaged Earth.” But there’s no mention of a “Damaged Earth” in the article, which is about the the shuttle’s damaged…

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BBC Headline Writers Tip Their Hands….

The headline on the BBC site says “Shuttle Crew Sees Damaged Earth.” But there’s no mention of a “Damaged Earth” in the article, which is about the the shuttle’s damaged…

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Life in Europe

A View Not Available in North America I do like elements of the quality of life in Europe, but little of my affection has to do with “higher living standards.”…

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The Worst Book I’ve Read in Years

The book was recommended by someone I respect. I had enjoyed greatly one of his earlier books. So I was looking forward to John Lukacs’s new book Democracy and Populism:…

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The Worst Book I’ve Read in Years

The book was recommended by someone I respect. I had enjoyed greatly one of his earlier books. So I was looking forward to John Lukacs’s new book Democracy and Populism:…

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The Worst Book I’ve Read in Years

The book was recommended by someone I respect. I had enjoyed greatly one of his earlier books. So I was looking forward to John Lukacs’s new book Democracy and Populism:…

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Update on Iranian Murder

I picked up the local D.C. gay paper at my gym last night and found on the front page an article on the Iranian execution on which I blogged below….

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Back in D.C.

The View from the Lecture Hall in Belis, Transylvania I’m back in D.C. and trying to get a lot of work done and recover from jetlag and a stressful return…

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Back Home

I’ve just gotten back in from an exhausting trip from Bucharest, with an unpleasant and seemingly endless delay in Paris. I’ll be posting some material (including photos from Belis, in…

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Murdered for Love

Two Iranian Youths Just Before Their Murder I am not normally a vengeful man, but I would not hesitate for a moment to kill every person who ordered, was involved…

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