Springsteen’s “Factory”
Bruce Springsteen’s “Factory” has been rattling around my head recently. (If you are one of the handful of people to read my earlier diaries you may know I’m a big Bruce Springsteen fan. If not, well, I...
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What’s a Moderate, Anyway?
What constitutes moderation in Democratic politics? Which policies of mainstream Democrats are simply unacceptable to South Dakotans, for example? I think these are questions that need to be empirically tested. South Dakota...
Read MoreSoldier Whose Memory Was Gone, Remembers to Avoid Death
Soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan villagers agrees to plead guilty to avoid death penalty SEATTLE — The Army staff sergeant charged with slaughtering 16 villagers during one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan...
Read MoreSunni Jihadists, Shia Hezbollah in fierce battle for key town of Syria’s Qusayr
Elite troops in pivotal battle for Syria’s Qusayr (AFP) – Syrian elite troops rushed to bolster a Hezbollah-led offensive against rebels in Qusayr as the UN Human Rights Council condemned the use of foreign fighters...
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Thomas Erdbrink reports in the New York Times on Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili. Mr. Jalili is a hardliner who is close to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He has been the chief nuclear negotiator for Iran. A veteran who...
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