Interesting and valuable news and insights about our changing world. Number 5 is a must-read!
- “The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better“, by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, reviewed in the London Review of Books, 22 October 2009
- “Chimera of Victory“, Gian P. Gentile (Colonel, US Army), op-ed in the New York Times, 31 October 2009 — Powerful words from someone worth listening to; extraordinary article by a serving officer in the US Army.
- “The Golden State isn’t worth it – Our high-benefit/high-tax model no longer works, especially compared with low-tax states like Texas“, William Voegeli, op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, 1 November 2009
- “The Flying Imams Win – And the rest of us lose“, Scott W. Johnson, The Weekly Standard, 9 November 2009
- “Mentoring Hamid Karzai“, Max Boot, Commentary, 2 November 2009 — Insane arrogance. Karzai must be laughing his ass off reading this kind of nonsense from America.
A note on the West’s evolution: we’re not yet sufficiently multicultural
It seems the New York Times overlooked these hot stories. Perhaps they will report the next case of honor killings. Or the one after that…
- “Son: Dad accused of running over women was disrespected“, Arizona Republic, 26 October 2009
- “Glendale man accused of running over daughter found“, Arizona Republic, 30 October 2009
But gives us a few years, and we might be more tolerant of these things. Here’s a look at what lies ahead, coming soon to our newspapers:
- “A Piece of White Silk“, Jacqueline Rose, London Review of Books, 5 November 2009 — First person accounts of honor killings.
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