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She Would Have Turned 60 Today
I wrote this in 2010, but have not published it until today, February 28, 2020. I wrote the headline today, but I have not otherwise updated time references. Twenty-seven years ago, on October 16, 1983, a deeply troubled young woman let go of her last hold on life, and tumbled off the Golden Gate Bridge.…
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Dictionaries: A Modern-Day Morality Play
“If you don’t look up the words you don’t know, you don’t deserve the beauty of literature,” my teacher said. Four decades later I still feel the lash in her voice.
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Seeking More Muslim Heroes
Unlike the thugs who killed him, Merabet had assimilated into French society, while retaining his Muslim identity.
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Christmas Attack Was an Act of War, But It’s Being Treated Like a Crime
After allegedly telling investigators “there are more just like me who will strike soon,” Captain Underpants apparently has been allowed to lawyer up and stop talking. In the Wall Street Journal, former Justice Department official Victoria Toensing explains why this is madness: Abdulmutallab is in effect in possession of a ticking bomb, but we cannot…
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NJ Episcopalians Respond to Haitian Tragedy
Many worthy organizations are scrambling to help the victims of the horrific earthquake in Haiti. There also have been reports of scams. If you want to help and have not yet chosen a charity, I strongly recommend Episcopal Relief & Development, which has a long history of relief work in Haiti (as well as 40…
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My BFF "Pete Robinson" (Unwittingly) Helps Me Shill For My Consulting Business
As I write these opening words, it’s a little after 2 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, October 17. I mention this by way of setting up a whiny rant about how hard it is for a new blogger to get noticed. There’s an editorial [free link] titled “A Liberal Supermajority” in today’s WSJ [today’s!! I’m…
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A Good Choice to Head the Fort Hood Investigation
Ham seems ideally suited to achieve a delicate balance in the Fort Hood inquiry. He can be sensitive to whatever factors may have prompted Major Hasan’s rampage, while still serving as a walking reminder that even people with mental health issues can be, and need to be, responsible for their own actions.
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Iran Looms Large in Bush’s Third Term
Risking police violence in Tehran (Photo: mousavi1388) I’ve said that regarding foreign affairs, Obama has been serving Bush’s third term. It’s a bit tongue-in-cheek perhaps, but there’s plenty of substance behind the label. So I find myself wondering how the Obama Administration’s response to the turmoil in Iran will compare with what Bush might have…
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More from Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Mohammed’s Image
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Ayaan Hirsi Ali calls for a campaign of solidarity with the makers of South Park, who were the targets of veiled death threats after daring to invoke the name of Mohammed on their cartoon show. The entertainment business, especially Hollywood, is one of the wealthiest and most powerful industries in…