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Law professors justify Obama’s illegal wars; more fuel for the Constitution’s pyre

By / 3 Comments / 19 September 2014

Summary: Today’s essay by David Cole looks at Obama’s justifications for the next phase of the long war. In a wider sense it shows how the role of professions changes as the Republic-that-once-was dies and the imperial New New America rises on its ashes. Today we look at attorneys, many finding careers serving the government …

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Reading about American torturers is a bummer. Let’s close our eyes and pretend it didn’t happen, and will not happen again.

By / Leave a Comment / 2 June 2013

Today’s reading provides another example of why I consider the New York Review of Books to be one of the best American magazines.  This excerpt gives only a snippet of the full subscription-only article.  It relates the latest chapter in our embrace of evil.  Please read it. “They Did Authorize Torture, But…“ By David Cole, New …

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An opportunity to look in the mirror, to more clearly see America

By / 21 Comments / 6 October 2017

Two of the most valuable magazines I read are the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books.  They give me a breath of view that I’d never have otherwise, with analysis of books I’d love to read but never will find the time to do so. Here’s an example, important information …

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