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More on Iraq

Yesterday, Nathaniel mentioned the Washington Post editorial on Iraq. Today, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal follow suit. The Times even notes some progress: Good news is rare in Iraq. But after months of bitter feuding, Iraq’s Parliament has finally approved a budget, outlined . . . . Continue Reading »

The Streets Don’t Get Plowed,

The trash isn’t picked up on time, and the public schools are failing, but at least New York City is on top of condom distribution. New Yorkers will be greeted by city health officials today handing out special NYC condoms; the slogan: “get some.” Article here and here (with . . . . Continue Reading »

NHS Meltdown: A Baby Dies

This is worse than awful: A 54 day old baby was sexually abused and beaten to death by her father. Yet during her brief life 30 different health care workers cared for her, and somehow didn’t notice a thing. Plus, her mother is schizophrenic, which should have triggered a referral to social . . . . Continue Reading »

Deconverting in Egypt

So they left the Coptic Church to become Muslims in order to attain an easy divorce, then tried to deconvert and re-enter the Coptic Church, because they never truly believed in Islam, but still believed in Coptic Christianity, which forbade them to divorce, which they did anyway, as Muslims, which . . . . Continue Reading »

School’s Out for the Summer

And so there’s no reason to let it get in the way of your education. Here are some summer programs that our student-readers might want to apply for. The WITHERSPOON INSTITUTE is pleased announce the creation of the Schreyer Summer Seminars and is accepting applications to its six summer . . . . Continue Reading »

Spielberg to Beijing Games: “Cut!”

Steven Spielberg will not continue as an artistic adviser to the upcoming Summer Olympics in China—a one-eighty Spielberg attributes to a pang of conscience over China’s continued support of the Sudanese government. And you can thank Mia Farrow, it would seem, for panging him. It was she . . . . Continue Reading »

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