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On this World War I anniversary, let’s not celebrate Woodrow Wilson
An undated protrait of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president. (AP)By Michael Beschloss, The Washington Post; on Wilson's "propaganda" during WWI, see John Brown, "Janus-Faced Public Diplomacy: Creel and...
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The 2018 midterms told a tale of two weak parties - Note for a Discussion, "E...
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) listen as...
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More on the illusion of cyberutopia ...
A Twitter sign outside of the company’s headquarters in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu/AP)By Manal al-Sharif, The Washington Post, November 9; see also (among an infinite number of examples) (1) (2)...
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Why the French Don't Show Excitement
By Emily Monaco, 5 November 2018, bbc.comWhen I was 19 years old, after five years of back-and-forth trips that grew longer each time, I finally relocated officially from the United States to France....
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France’s Macron denounces nationalism as a ‘betrayal of patriotism’ in rebuke...
Macron image (from video in text)By David Nakamura ,Seung Min Kim andJames McAuley, The Washington PostNovember 11 at 12:20 PM; original article contains videos; see also: "In an exclusive interview on...
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Flush With Ideas: Bill Gates Pursues the Toilet of the Future
Bill Gates once had the bold idea to design software for the personal computer. Now his foundation is out to shake up the sanitation system through off-the-grid toilets.Dominique Fong, The Wall Street...
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Constitutional Ways to Curb ‘Birth Tourism’
Dave Seminara, The Wall Street Journal, Nov 11; see also (1)Enforce the ‘public charge’ provision of immigration law, and be more cautious about granting visas.Birth tourism is real. Foreign women come...
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Trump’s Nationalism, Rebuked at World War I Ceremony, Is Reshaping Much of...
Peter Baker and Alissa J. Rubin, The New York Times, Nov. 11, 2018; original article contains links and additional photographs; see also (1)Image from article: President Trump arriving at Suresnes...
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Life begins at 60 — with consequences for all of us
Merryn Somerset Webb, ft.com, November 9; via LJB -- Many thanks!image (not from article) fromThe ‘new old’ are not acting their age, but we’re not adjusting to rising longevityShould you cash in your...
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Putin Resurrects the Soviet Super Chicken
Stepan Kravchenko, Anatoly Medetsky, and Evgenia Pismennaya, bloomberg.com; via LJB -- Many thanks!5:53SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share Tweet Post EmailIn this articleSB1Generic 1st 'SB'...
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One picture tells it all ...
Image from, with caption: President Trump was conspicuously absent from the procession of world leaders in Paris, who had gathered to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.***Trump's...
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John Warhola
At this time of major Andy Warhol commemorative exhibits [see (1) (2)] it might be of interest to mention his brother:Warhola image fromJump to navigationJump to searchFrom Wikipedia:John Warhola (May...
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Cemetery ...
Donald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrumpBy the way, when the helicopter couldn’t fly to the first cemetery in France because of almost zero visibility, I suggested driving. Secret Service said NO, too far from...
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Fewer International Students Heading to the U.S.
Michelle Hackman and Douglas Belkin, The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 13, 2018 5:30 a.m. ETAmerican colleges and universities face growing challenge amid rising competition from other countries, concerns...
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Alan Greenspan’s Ode to Creative Destruction - Note for a Discussion, "E...
Book Review by By James B. Stewart, The New York Times, Nov. 2, 2018CAPITALISM IN AMERICA A History By Alan Greenspan and Adrian Wooldridge Illustrated. 486 pp. Penguin. $35.image from articleAt age...
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For University of Minnesota, Chinese Tycoon’s Arrest Shines Light, Again, on...
Tiffany Hsu, Raymond Zhong and Carolyn Zhang, The New York Times, Nov. 13, 2018; original article contains links and additional photographsImage from article: Richard Liu, the founder and chief of...
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A 1965 Novel About an Unhinged President Is Being Rereleased
The New York TimesImageA 1965 Times review of Fletcher Knebel’s “Night of Camp David” called the book “too plausible for comfort.”By Alexandra AlterNov. 8, 201877A couple of months ago, prominent...
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The Balkan White House: Slovenia (Melania) vs. Croatia (Mira) ...
image fromFriendship pins Slovenia-CroatiaFrom the New York Times: "Melania Trump Says an Aide ‘No Longer Deserves the Honor of Serving in This White House’"A fixture in Republican foreign policy...
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Male Insect Fertility Plummets After Heat Waves
Karen Weintraub, The New York Times, Nov. 13, 2018Researchers say that temperature’s effects on sperm production could be one factor behind the decline in the world’s insect populationsImage from...
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More on the illusion of cyberutopia (II): Quitting Instagram
"Quitting Instagram: She’s one of the millions disillusioned with social media. But she also helped create it, "Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post, November 13 at 11:51 PM; see also (1)Image from...
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