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Which Statues Need to Come Down? You Decide
via email from the NYT (hey, it's free "content"! :) - JB)[JB comment: Donald Trump need not worry about his standing in history. It is highly dubious that any kind of statue/memorial will be...
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Identity Politics Are Tearing America Apart - Note for a discussion, "E...
Wall Street JournalPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTOBy James A. Baker III and Andrew YoungAug. 30, 2017 6:38 p.m. ET The two of us have seen this before: a critical point in U.S. history, when political,...
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A Country of Fear and Courage
spiegel.deA Country of Fear and Courage - [via EC on Facebook -- Thank you!]What I Learned from Two Years in AmericaVeit Medick recently spent two years as SPIEGEL ONLINE's correspondent in the United...
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The Moral Debate Over Statues
The Moral Debate Over Statues (Letters to the Editor, New York Times) SEPT. 2, 2017; original entry contains links.uncaptioned image from entryTo the Editor:Jon Meacham’s Aug. 22 Op-Ed essay, “Why...
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The Tragic Tale of Egypt’s Decline: Is It Also the Story of America’s Future?...
Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations; via AA on Facebook - Many thanks!image (not from article) fromExcerpt:There are good reasons for Egyptians to admire Nasser and Sadat, though the latter...
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Identity - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the United...
From: Emma Brockes, "Salman Rushdie: ‘A lot of what Trump unleashed was there anyway,’"The GuardianImage from article, with caption: "Taking on America … Salman Rushdie."“In America when you talk about...
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A Journalist Abroad Grapples With American Power
By HISHAM MATAR AUG. 28, 2017 New York Times; NOTES ON A FOREIGN COUNTRYImage from article, with caption: A view from Istanbul's Eminonu Square, overlooking the Golden Horn waterwayAn American Abroad...
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The Making and the Breaking of the Legend of Robert E. Lee - Note for a...
By ERIC FONER, New York Times, AUG. 28, 2017 [original article contains links]Lee image from articleIn the Band’s popular song “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” an ex-Confederatesoldier refers to...
View ArticleDeputy Secretary John Sullivan officiated the swearing-in ceremony of...
Deputy Secretary John Sullivan officiated the swearing-in ceremony of the Department of State 191st #ForeignServiceGeneralist class.class. Congratulations! [JB -- and Good Luck :)]
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A World That Came in From the Cold
wsj.comAn epic history destroys the idea of a single global ideological battle. Paul Kennedy reviews ‘The Cold War’ by Odd Arne Westad.By Paul KennedySept. 1, 2017 2:57 p.m. ETPHOTO: JOSEF KOUDELKA /...
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Shells
image fromI'm bringing back the shells found on the seashoreI don't think I'll be finding any more.
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The Liberal Arts are Marketable
wsj.com/articlesLiberal arts majors have the skills to translate their studies of history, philosophy and politics into impressive career trajectories. Michael S. Roth reviews ‘A Practical Education’...
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The affirmative action ‘we don’t talk about’ — 30% of Harvard freshmen are...
Jillian Berman, marketwatch.comimage from articleAbout 30% of Harvard College’s class of 2021 has a familial connection to the schoolIt’s almost fall, which means we are just weeks away from college...
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Story About Russian Diplomats Seeking Asylum
Comments/accurate info welcome ... John Brown shared a link.September 3 at 8:21pm · Сотрудники закрытого консульства России в Сан-Франциско попросили политубежища в СШАСотрудники российского...
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Political Divisions in U.S. Are Widening, Long-Lasting, Poll Shows -- Note...
Wall Street JournalWSJ/NBC News survey indicates a wide split on cultural, economic issuesA job fair in August. PHOTO: ELAINE THOMPSON/ASSOCIATED PRESSByJanet HookUpdated Sept. 6, 2017 8:39 a.m....
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Confederate Statues and American Memory - Note for discussion, "E Pluribus...
Roger Cohen, SEPT. 6, 2017, New York TimesImage from article, with caption: "Removing a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in New Orleans in May."In moments of national fragility, history rears its head. The...
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Mikhail Gorbachev Brought Democracy to Russia and Was Despised for It
PETER BAKER SEPT. 6, 2017, New York Times [Original article contains links.]Image from, with caption: "gorby by alexander kosolapov"Review of:GORBACHEVHis Life and TimesBy William...
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Separation anxiety
While taking an obligatory evening troll (sorry, I meant stroll), in the north-west area of the imperial capital (Washington, D.C), I temporarily shared a sidewalk/talk with a distinguished-looking...
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