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Novels, memory and the Holocaust
April 23, 2010Holocaust Remembrance Day just passed, and it got me thinking about memory and empathy.
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Hate speech can bring deadly results
April 23, 2010Fifteen years after Oklahoma City bombing, a similar dangerous trend is developing. Politicians and political activists who engage in ultra-right hate speech play a role in provoking violence.
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Betting on all sides
April 22, 2010If you listened to the recent testimony of Wall Street executives about the financial crisis, you would think that they were mere innocent spectators to it all.
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Besides Crystal Bowersox, American Idol falls short
April 21, 2010For what it's worth the talent and wow factor on American Idol this season is way off the mark.
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Chomsky, fascism and the working class
April 21, 2010Famed linguistics professor and left-wing icon Noam Chomsky made remarks recently that gave me pause.
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