Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Survivor Embraces Affirmative Action (08:30 PM) - The reality show Survivor is going to split folks up by race now….
A Smart Thought on Immigration (03:48 PM) - Michael Belinsky ‘08 writes in the Providence Journal: “If the United States favored brains in the immigration process, we will increase aptitude here and encourage it abroad… I do not mean that all immigrants should meet such high expectations, but…
Bush the Flip-Flopper (10:21 AM) - David Adesnik notes that President Bush very recently said this: “There must be consequences if people thumb their nose at the United Nations Security Council, and we will work with people in the Security Council to achieve that objective.”…
…And Democrats Agree (10:20 AM) - Scott Ott reports:The latest poll of al Qaeda members worldwide shows that 91 percent see no link between the global fight against Islamic terrorists and the ongoing U.S. effort to establish a free and democratic Iraq. The results follow release…
May The Last Voice You Hear Be Mine (08:19 AM) - This morning I received an e-mail from a reader in New Zealand. She thanked me for the most recent Sunday Morning Sinatra, in which we saw Frank Sinatra, at 53 years old, perform “Ol’ Man River”. She thanked me because…
It Is Amazing What Man Can Do (08:06 AM) - Ordered a new laptop……
Overheard in Novack Cafe (08:00 AM) - Two Dartmouth students, a guy and a gal, working on a Shakespeare paper. The gal, reading a draft to its author, says,”Shakespeare authored? Ben, you don’t ‘author’ something!” He says: “OK, ‘penned’? She says: “OK. ‘Shakespeare penned…’” A moment. Fellow…