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History's Verdict: Adolf Hitler (WWII Documentary)
History's Verdict: Adolf Hitler (WWII Documentary) -- a video worth watching in these perilous Trumpian times?
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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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The New Economy and the Trump Rump - Note for a Discussion, "E Pluribus Unum?...
Paul Krugman, The New York Times; original article contains additional linksA billboard in West Des Moines, Iowa, in January 2016. CreditCreditDamon Winter/The New York TimesA little over a year ago,...
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Russian Art Focus
via emailRUSSIAN ART FOCUSNEW MEDIA ABOUT RUSSIAN ARTDear friends, We are glad to present you Russian Art Focus, a new online media founded by Inna Bazhenova (The Art Newspaper) and Dmitry Aksenov (The...
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The most horrifying part of the Dartmouth sexual harassment case
The Washington Post, Nov 20By Mili MitraDigital producer and writerNovember 20 at 2:58 PMThe Dartmouth “Animal House” stereotype might be closer to reality than we thought — but this time, it’s not the...
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Could you fit in this airplane bathroom?
Lori Aratani, The Washington Post, Nov. 17, 2018; see also: video; article contains additional illustrations/linksImage (not from article) from, with caption : Airlines are making plane toilets even...
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[Americana]: President Trump pardons a turkey
cnn.com [ JB - The black-outs below are not intentional, but seem to be the result of modern technology.]12 hr 29 min agoSo what happens to the turkeys now?From CNN's Betsy KleinAlex Wong/Getty...
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[Americana]: Twitter goes after Melania Trump's unusual ensemble at the 2018...
aol.com, see alsoThe first family is getting in on the holiday spirit!Just a day after the Trumps kicked off the new season by welcoming a 20-foot Christmas tree to the White House (with Melania...
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A Foreign Policy Realist Challenges America’s Zeal for Intervention
Book review by Jacob Heilbrunn, The New York Times, Nov. 20, 2018; original article contains links.See also John Brown, "The Toppling of the Saddam Statue,"counterpunch (April 10, 2003)THE HELL OF GOOD...
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The Founders Look at Modern America - Note for a Discussion, "E Pluribus...
Book review by Jeff Shesol, The New York Times, Oct. 30, 2018; original article contains links and additional illustrationsAMERICAN DIALOGUE The Founders and UsBy Joseph J. Ellis283 pp. Alfred A....
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Democracy is in crisis around the world. Why?
By Max Boot, Washington PostColumnistNovember 21 at 9:41 AMIt’s all too easy to become obsessed with our domestic political turmoil. President Trump, after all, has fired the attorney general and FBI...
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More on the Illusion of Cyberutopia (IV)
My four-word wish for ThanksgivingBy David Ignatius, The Washington Post; ; see also (1) (2) (3)ColumnistNovember 20 at 6:18 PMMENLO PARK, Calif.Here’s a simple four-word wish for Thanksgiving 2018 — a...
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There’s a smarter way to regulate D.C.’s e-scooters
A rental scooter in Washington in April. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)By Editorial Board, The Washington Post November 20 at 6:50 PM; see also (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)GET READY to ride, D.C. — but...
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D.C.’s mayor disses mumbo sauce, and the reactions say a lot about the...
Muriel E. Bowser has no love for Washington’s signature mumbo sauce. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)By Tim Carman, Washington PostNovember 21 at 4:15 PMAs if she didn’t have enough on her plate...
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[An American Life:] Ladis K.D. Kristof ’55
reed.edu; see alsoLeading political scientist survived Nazi prison.Ladis K.D. Kristof ’55Kris Kristof ’55 survived Nazis, the Red Army, prison, exile, and poverty to become a leading political scholar....
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American’s Fatal Missionary Trip Was a ‘Misplaced Adventure,’ Police Say
Tribe that allegedly killed John Allen Chau on a remote Indian Ocean island has a long history of violent resistance to outsidersA man of the Sentinelese tribe man aiming his bow and arrow at an Indian...
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[Pity the USA Rich: A Piece of Americana] Our 15-Year Quest to Find the...
The story of how one couple planned, saved and visited 21 cities before picking the spot to build their dream homeBy Beth DeCarbo, The Wall Street Journal, Updated Nov. 20, 2018; original article...
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[American democracy in action:] Trump and Melania host Thanksgiving dinner at...
foxnews.com Chris Irvine Fox NewsPresident Trump was joined by his family as he hosted a Thanksgiving dinner Thursday at the “winter White House” – his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.Items on the menu...
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Why the Announcement of a Looming White Minority Makes Demographers Nervous -...
|Sabrina Tavernise, The New York Times, Nov. 22, 2018; original article contains linksWhy the Announcement of a Looming White Minority Makes Demographers NervousImage from article, with caption:...
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