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Is Russia's intervention in Syria a 'holy war'? Russian Orthodox Church: 'yes'
csmonitor.comThe church fully supports the Kremlin's decision to intervene in Syria, both as a 'war on terrorism' and to protect Middle Eastern Christians it sees as its responsibility.By Fred Weir,...
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Not owning anything: The New American Dream? -- Note for a lecture, "E...
image-store.slidesharecdn.com; via ACP III on FacebookSee also: "Slide in home ownership threatens the American Dream," from USA Today.Of course I (JB) haven't read the entire below text word-for-word...
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Puberty is not eternal ...
image via LH on FacebookRobert Doisneau, "The Centaur fight", 1971http://bit.ly/WYWI2q
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Teacher: A student told me I ‘couldn’t understand because I was a white...
washingtonpost.comBy Valerie Strauss November 24 Emily Elizabeth Smith, fifth-grade teacher at Cunningham Elementary School in Austin, Tex. (Erich Schlegel)Emily E. Smith is a fifth-grade social...
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Is interplanetary "science" as spaced-out as we ordinary mortal earthlings are?
nytimes.comReview of ‘Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, by Lisa Randallimage from articleBy MARIA POPOVA NOV. 24, 2015, nytimes.comA good theory is an act of the informed imagination — it reaches toward...
View ArticleAmerica Is Not and Cannot Be a Christian Nation - Note for a lecture, "E...
via FHK on FacebookParker J. Palmer, onbeing.orgReligious affiliation in the U.S. (2014)[247]Affiliation% of U.S. populationChristian70.6 Protestant46.5 Evangelical Protestant25.4 Mainline...
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Surprises in the Family Tree: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
image fromBy MITCHELL OWENS JAN. 8, 2004, nytimes.com; see a contrary view at, which states that "Dwight D. Eisenhower's mother was said to be of mixed blood from Africa and mulatto.[3][5][7] However,...
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1904-1924 'The North American Indian': Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum?...
Via great artist FW on Facebookmashable.comRemarkable (but arguably posed? see below) photographs for anyone interested in the question of American identity/"unity."From the introduction to the...
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Facebook entry by Robert Reich on recent USA shootings/threats: Note for a...
Robert Reich26 mins · Edited · On Friday, a gunman killed three at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado, later telling police “no more baby parts’’ while discussing his motive.Last Monday, gunmen...
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Jeffrey Deitch on Why Figurative Art Rules the Zeitgeist, and His New Calling...
via NI on FacebookBy Karen Rosenberg, artspace.comNov. 26, 2015Jeffrey Deitch (photo by William Pym via ArtAsiaPacific) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on TumblrEver since...
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Remembering names: A way to eternal youth?
image fromForget physical exercise to maintain eternal youth.No longer age 12-22, but still going through puberty in my late 60s, I find one way to keep my memory active is to try to remember names of...
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Empire, Erudition and Entertainment
wsj.comIn Edward Gibbon’s ‘History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,’ the real subject is good sense and decency in a losing battle with pride, greed and vice.ENLARGERuins of the Basilica of...
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Four tough things universities should do to rein in costs
image fromwashingtonpost.comBy Steven Pearlstein November 25 Universities in the United States are the best in the world, but the cost of attending them is rising faster than the cost of almost...
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The Catholic Indian Who Saved the Protestant Pilgrims from Starving - Note...
via MC on Facebookbreitbart.comby AUSTIN RUSE26 Nov 2015163The story of Squanto, the Indian who saved the Pilgrims, is quite remarkable. But it is more remarkable than you know.One day an Indian walked...
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Why students foot the bill for college sports, and how some are fighting...
Will Hobson and Steven Rich, washingtonpost.comTexas A&M Yell Leader Steven Lanz prays at midfield before an Oct. 31 game. Despite football’s importance at the school, students objected to a...
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How political correctness rules in America’s student 'safe spaces’: Note for...
via LH on Facebooktelegraph.co.ukHarvard Law School Photo: AlamyBy Ruth Sherlock, Boston7:00AM GMT 28 Nov 2015As the law professor prepared for her class on sexual assault, she opened her emails to...
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The surprising effects of study abroad
via MA on Facebookwashingtonpost.comBy Calvert Jones August 20A general view of the Radcliffe Camera building, part of the Bodleian Library, in Oxford city center in England. Oxford University has a...
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Don't forget to eliminate the Master's Degree !!!
thecrimson.comHouse Masters ‘Unanimously’ Agree To Change TitleAdministrators will soon meet to select a new name to replace the title, Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana saysBy MEG P. BERNHARD,...
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Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, DEC. 2, 2015Another day, another ghastly shooting in America.So far this year, the United States has averaged more than one massshooting a day, according to the...
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Your College Professor Could Be On Public Assistance
SETH FREED WESSLER, nbcnews.comThe professor at the head of your college classroom may be on food stamps.In search of cuts to their bottom line, American colleges and universities are using part time...
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