Tuesday, September 26, 2006
“They Assess.” (09:15 PM) - The Brahms Italian Quartet is on the radio, so I cannot stay long. But here’s a little bit of citizen outrage for you: The National Intelligence Estimate so loudly lauded by leftists who want out of Iraq (It said, they…
In Which Chomsky Gets Chomped (03:28 PM) - Scott Johnson found a delightfully black quote from Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz on the topic of famously zany linguist Noam Chomsky, and publishes it in “My bent pages.” Here is what Dershowitz has to say about Chomsky:“I don’t know…
More on those Banned Books (11:04 AM) - I have casually covered a ‘Banned Books’ exhibit at Dartmouth’s Baker-Berry library, which, like the ones Barnes and Noble proudly displays, fails to include one still-banned book: Salmon Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’. In response to my posts, a librarian writes:From…
The Wall Street Journal on the N.I.E. Leak (08:34 AM) - If you aren’t up to speed, the situation is this: A classified report leaked to the press by our swiss cheese-like intelligence agencies concluded that the Iraq War has heated up Islamist terrorists. The editorial board of the Wall Street…
ACTA Asks: Can’t Ivy League Graduates Make Up Their Own Minds? (08:30 AM) - The American Council of Trustees and Alumni raises, I think, a good question in the press release they sent out yesterday. The release talks about efforts to ensure that Dartmouth alumni vote the “right” way in the present constitutional referendum….
“Bruce Willis Insists He’s a Democrat” (08:06 AM) - It is widely known to be true that Republicans have a difficult time finding work in Hollywood, so perhaps that is why Bruce Willis is tempering his usually conservative beliefs:[N]ow he’s keen to be seen as a staunch Democrat, according…
Proof that Western Democracies Will Prevail (08:02 AM) - General Pervez Musharraf, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is slated to appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart this evening. Why? Well, because he’s plugging a book, of course….
Fall Morning Dartmouth Pictures (07:39 AM) - It has been a long while since I’ve posted photos of campus on this page, so here are a few I snapped this morning on the way to getting coffee. …