Friday, September 08, 2006
Worst Plot Twist Ever (09:12 PM) - In the battle over the ABC documentary to air this Sunday, “The Path to 9/11,” a new group has joined the fracas: University professors! And they’ve entered on the side of the Democrats! The Chronicle of Higher Education reports here….
Who Are ‘Dartmouth Alumni for Common Sense’? (06:45 PM) - A curious new organization has sprung up and is sending around this letter to recruit support. Please read the letter, which is signed by former chairman of the Dartmouth Board of Trustees Susan Dentzer, and then the below analysis from…
Wall Street Journal Followup (04:35 PM) - This morning, the Wall Street Journal published a follow-up letter from trustee T.J. Rodgers, who opposes the controversial proposed new constitution. In it, he adds to the arguments presented in the editorial [PDF] of last week, saying, “the Zeta Psi…
Bill Clinton’s Letter (01:45 PM) - The Clinton administration did not pay enough attention to al Qaeda and the problem of Islamists, their hatred of America and Americans, their connections to established states, their money, and their ability to prosecute a deadly war on the US….
News/Not News (01:30 PM) - David Bernstein has got a good one on his line—a ho-hum story in the New York Times which breaks the news that free market (and pro-WalMart) advocacy groups receive funding from the Walton family. Then, Bernstein says, at the very…
The Cost of Electioneering (10:46 AM) - A reader familiar with Dartmouth’s outreach to alumni writes:In “Responding to Rick Routhier” you wrote that he “had the good fortune some weeks ago to author a letter which Dartmouth College, at what I can only imagine is a massive…
Iraq is Getting Better, Not Worse (09:47 AM) - By now, even President Bush’s stoutest supporters wish that things had gone smoother in Iraq. But, similarly, even his fiercest critics should admit that things are getting better, not worse….
Where’s the best free hotspot in the world? (09:41 AM) - Taylor Owen nominates Bryant Park in midtown, which is a nice place, yes. But in truth, I’ve been noticing a distinct dearth of free hotspots lately. I’ve been spending a lot of time in cities. Philly two evenings ago, Manhattan…
Not Perky Enough (09:39 AM) - The funniest poll he’s read all day….