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Watch Party Dispatch: Poets and Pols Gather For Some Pointed Words
In which Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton mingles with constituents and the verse is a bit searing.
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Could Scottish Independence Set Off a Cascade of Secession?
Scottish independence may seem like a fine idea—until you consider what Europe could look like in its wake. Or America, for that matter.
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Fox News Fears America’s “Wussification”
After the release of a video showing him verbally and physically abusing his players, Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice was fired two days ago-much to some conservative commentators’ chagrin. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook
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“I Want to Stare Death in the Eye”
In posthumously published Mortality, Christopher Hitchens attempts desire voiced in Hitch-22.
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Does Spanish Scare You?
Fights about whether we should adopt “English only” legislation have little to do with language.
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What Poor Women Need Is … Marriage?
The New York Times reports on the new marriage divide, but misses the solutions.
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On the Word “Faggot”
Making terms taboo has the paradoxical effect of giving them more power.