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Explanation: At about 100 meters from the cargo bay of the...

Oct 1st

The Trouble with Smart Advisors

By Scott Horton Confronted with a choice between the recommendations of two advocates, one smart...

Oct 1st

Beijing, 3AM: the morning before the big anniversary parade...

Oct 1st

All About Philosophy Readings

A review of The Death of Socrates by Emily Wilson. From TPM, Robin Waterfield argues for the...

Sep 30th

Stunning pictures of the green scroll on Brooklyn Bridge...

Sep 28th

“This fall a wider audience is invited to experience the...”
— Michael Sandel Wants to Talk...

Sep 28th

“At the root of this project lay my interest in honeymoon...”
— ROROTOKO :: Barbara Penner on...

Sep 28th

over it.

The sheer inability of extremists and dilettantes to formulate clear and concise sentences free of...

Sep 28th

“Historians, anthropologists, linguists and even philosophers...”
— Times Higher Education -...

Sep 28th

Recommended Readings on Iran's Nuclear...

“Lights, Camera, Action: Why the Iranian Nuclear Drama Took Center Stage Last Week”...

Sep 28th

A Poem by Diego Baez

Midnight on Lake Michigan 1998 Whether it was just a dream or a thought in my sleep, I saw you...

Sep 27th

Iran's Nuke-Talks Game-Changer

Sep 27th

Mobile human rights billboards confront Ahmadinejad in New...

Sep 26th

Mobile human rights billboards confront Ahmadinejad in New...

Sep 26th

Some Iran Readings

From PUP, the introduction to The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History,...

Sep 26th

Watch

This is the original video projected onto a human screen (of which I was very proud to be a part) in...

Sep 25th

Anecdote Of The Day - The Daily Dish | By...

Sep 22nd

“The notion that Mr. Edwards is the father has been...”
— For Edwards, Drama Builds...

Sep 20th

Iran: Pro- and anti-government marchers face...

Sep 19th

Rush, Glenn and the G.O.P.—By Scott Horton...

Sep 19th

“Today’s Qods rally has been a huge blow to the regime. While...”
— Andrew Sullivan | The Daily...

Sep 18th

New Round of Protests in Iran

Supporters of Iran’s opposition used an annual rally in support of the Palestinians as an...

Sep 18th

“Literary critic Terry Eagleton discusses his new book,...”
— The Immanent Frame »...

Sep 17th

Smoke billows from the Station Fire in Los Angeles in this...

Sep 17th

“Americans want, and need, to move on from the debate over...”
— Dear President Bush, - The...

Sep 16th

danielholter: I will show you fear in a handful of dust. ...

Sep 16th

“Last week, the New York Times Magazine ran an intriguing...”
— Why Are Jews So Liberal?—By...

Sep 15th

Being a world citizen of culture, and,...

Sep 15th

Looks like I spoke way too soon...

:-( Still pretty remarkable that he’s been in the finals for the past six years.

Sep 15th

Roger Federer will win his sixth US Open title this evening....

Sep 14th

Imagine No Religion Readings

From The National Interest, Alan Wolfe reviews books on God. Joshua Leach on Judith Shklar and...

Sep 14th

think4yourself: The south tower of New York’s World Trade...

Sep 11th

Do the Math Readings

The Status of the P Versus NP Problem: It’s one of the fundamental mathematical problems of...

Sep 11th

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza “We are the...

Sep 11th

Apple approves Commodore 64 emulator for...

Sep 8th

“Dear Mr. President: The canal system of this country is...”
— I now have two reasons to love...

Sep 8th

Virtual JFK DVD hits the shelves tomorrow! Please put it on...

Sep 4th

Gore Vidal, Gay Talese, Susan Sontag and Norman Mailer read...

Sep 4th

Listen

kari-shma: Bob Marley ft. Lauryn Hill | Turn the lights down low (probably one of my all time...

Sep 3rd

danielholter: sds: A film about the interaction between...

Sep 3rd

“James Chandler Introduction: Doctrines, Disciplines,...”
— Critical Inquiry — Volume 35,...

Sep 3rd

“Saba Mahmood Religious Reason and Secular Affect: An...”
— Critical Inquiry — Volume 35,...

Sep 3rd

Excellent Weekly Roundup from Harper's...

Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D., Mass.) died of brain cancer at age 77 and was buried near his...

Sep 1st