Wednesday, November 22, 2006
“this has the potential to become hairy-scary very fast” (07:19 PM) - Dan Collins looks at the artificial swearing-in ceremony being concocted by Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the leftist who lost the most recent presidential election to moderate Felipe Calderon….
An ‘80 Now with the Justice Department Writes… (06:48 PM) - …In response to Dartmouth president James Wright’s reinterpretation of “free speech,” in which he wrote, “Let me exercise my right of free speech: I take it as a matter of principle that when people say they have been offended, they…
“A Little Silly” (06:18 PM) - The fellers at the Deadspin sports blog—a peon under the Gawker media empire, and thus not right-wingers by any definition—make note of this odd letter to the editor in The Dartmouth. The letter is the latest in a sort of…
Self-Reliance Ends Up In the Hanover Dustbin (01:42 PM) - From an e-mail from a reader and Dartmouth alum:I read with great interest your writings today about Jim Wright’s defense of “free speech.” I interpret his comments to mean that “his” exercise of free speech means that “he” can determine…
Obsession Banned at Pace University? (12:04 PM) - A film criticizing Islamist terrorists has not been allowed to screen at Pace University. Too offensive; not nice. Phil Orenstein posts a series of e-mails from the university’s Jewish group as well as Marijo Russell O’Grady, the dean of students…
David Blaine Signs Contract for Major Publicity Stunt; Few Bucks Given to Kids’ Charity, too (10:59 AM) - If you watched Tony Bennett’s television special on NBC last evening—‘twas an entertaining, if overdone, promotion for his new Duets compact disc, which is a collection of weak and unimaginative performances with ponderous co-stars like k.d. lang and the Dixie…
A Deficit of Self-confidence… (10:46 AM) - …is, in my experience, not much of a problem with the junior high girl set. But, hey, if it is an excuse for plastic surgery, why not?…
Just a Brief note… (07:36 AM) - Nothing—nothing—since Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg’s now-recanted letter decrying football has generated so much ire within the Dartmouth community as the behavior of the Native American club, their generally groundless swipes and slurs at Dartmouth students, alumni, and employees, and…