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WATCH as Reporters Actually Laugh at This Ridiculous Obama State Department ClaimIn response to a rather crude inquiry from a Public Diplomacy Press and Blog (PDPBR) subscriber (a troll?), I post,...
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Looney and Loony Meet ...
The Washington Times (not exactly a looney-left publication)prominently quoted The Guardian (not exactly a loony-right publication)in a piece (6/13) "Pentagon studying protesters to prep for ‘mass...
View ArticleRace Has a Biological Basis. Racism Does Not: A critique
JB -- As a non-expert, allow me to express my reservations about the below piece, as addressed (indirectly) to the author:a) "Rather, recent human evolution cannot be understood except in terms of its...
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Book Review: The World War I Blame Game
Book Review: The World War I Blame GameA minor incident in the Balkans escalated into a global cataclysm—was it an accident or a crime?By GARY D. SHEFFIELD, Wall Street JournalJune 20, 2014 6:16 p.m....
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White separatist propaganda turns up at Fort Carson: Note for a Lecture, "E...
FromWhite separatist propaganda turns up at Fort Carson, Army TimesJun. 10, 2014 - 06:00AM | 72 Comments1AAA flyer and CD that a Reddit user says was found at Fort Carson, Colo. (Via Reddit user...
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21 charts that explain how the US is changing by Danielle Kurtzleben: Notes...
See. Among the items:We think of our country as a single, unitary nation. That wasn't always the case.It may not strike us now as odd that we use "The United States" as a singular noun, but this wasn't...
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June 21-23 Public Diplomacy Review
"A 12th-grader once even responded to a comment I made about World War II by asking: 'Does that mean there was a World War I?'"--Christopher L. Doyle, who teaches history at Watkinson School in...
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June 24 Public Diplomacy Review
HARD TIMES IN LA "How Can You Help? - uscpublicdiplomacy.org/story/support- -next-generation: "If you care as deeply as we do about equipping the next generation of public diplomacy practitioners, we...
View ArticleU.S. population growth tilts toward Asians: Notes for a Lecture, "E Pluribus...
U.S. population growth tilts toward AsiansPaul Overberg, USA TODAY 12:06 a.m. EDT June 26, 2014Slowing Hispanic immigration and birth rates are shifting the USA's growth toward Asians, the Census...
View ArticleText-messaging isn’t actually ruining young people’s grammar
Text-messaging isn’t actually ruining young people’s grammar - Nenagh Kemp, Washington PostNenagh Kemp is a senior lecturer at the University of Tasmania.Even though these kids are on their phones,...
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The Blind leading the Blind: Here We Go Again, we're gonna "train 'em"
Obama asks Congress for $500 million to train Syria rebels - latimes.comHow much do the potential USA "trainers" actually know anything about those (their language, history, experience) they're...
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Remember this? Thousands of Americans and Iraqis died for this photo-op,...
APRIL 10, 2003SHARE ON FACEBOOKSHARE ON TWITTERSHARE ON GOOGLEMORE SHARING SERVICES0"They got it down!" George W. Bush, as he caught television coverage of a toppled statue of Saddam Hussein....
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June 25-26 Public Diplomacy Review
"Dante wrote in his treatise on language that though men and women must communicate with words, angels can talk to one another in silence."--Bard Professor Joseph Luzzi; Dante image fromVIDEOThe State...
View ArticleDentistry and Human progress
My dream is that, one day, I will be able to write a history of dentistry -- which, despite its failures and misuse throughout time, is on the whole a very concrete indication of human progress -- of...
View ArticleIraq time for the USA?
Mexican helicopter fires at U.S. agents, shots a 'mistake'Richard A. Serrano, Los Angeles TimesA Mexican law enforcement helicopter crossed into U.S. airspace and fired two shots near U.S. Border...
View ArticleReaching the Rutgers University President's Office by phone/email ... Maybe...
Has anyone, as I have (regarding "Dr" Rice's invitation to speak at Rutgers - The State University) -- ever tried to reach the RU president's office by phone/email with the hope to get a...
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The five things Americans should know about the Great War
ColumnHistorian Jay Winter: The five things Americans should know about the Great WarCommentaryOpinionColumnRussiaWorld War I (1914-1918)Armed ConflictsHistoryPatt MorrisonLOS ANGELES...
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Book Review: 'Vodka' by Victorino Matu
BOOKSHELFBook Review: 'Vodka' by Victorino MatusVodka is the miracle that disinfects, runs automobiles and gets people drunk.Wayne Curtis, Wall Street JournalVodka is America's most popular spirit....
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