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JFK
Fenster writes: The world wants to know: what does Uncouth Reflections think of the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination, JFK’s legacy, JFK the man, JFK the womanizer, JFK the tax-cutting conservative, JFK the secretly emerging heroic liberal, and so forth. … Continue reading
The President Relents
epiminondas writes: I guess the pressure just got to him.
Posted in Humor, Politics and Economics
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“Salinger” and Salinger
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A life-of-Salinger documentary, directed by Shane Salerno, recently became available on Netflix Instant. It’s called simply “Salinger.” I took a chance on it. For a movie about a writer who was active for only 25 years, it’s … Continue reading
The Downton Economy
Fenster writes: The normally sensible Walter Russell Mead sometimes leaves me scratching me head. As with this article about whether we are headed towards a Downton Abbey economy. Mead notes the growing tendency of those with the resources to outsource … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Economics
Tagged Downton Abbey Economy, Instapundit, Tyler Cowen, Walter Russell Mead
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Linkage
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A market index based on PC performance rather than financial performance? Weird. The actress from the ’70s Pippi Longstocking movies has a sex tape. Jack Donovan reworked part of his book, “The Way of Men,” for … Continue reading
Posted in Linkathons, Movies, Politics and Economics, Sex, Women men and fashion
Tagged Al Roker, Jack Donovan, Matt Lauer, Steven Soderbergh
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Not With a Bang…
Glynn Marshes writes: . . . but with a crumble. From time to time, scifi writer Sarah Hoyt blogs about The Collapse. I find her perspective interesting. Hoyt was born and grew up in Portugal; she’s experienced first-hand what it’s … Continue reading
Three Killed in Norway Bus Hijacking
Atypical Neurotic writes: When I first heard of this on Monday evening, I was in very little doubt about what had happened, especially about the likely identity of the perpetrator and the reason for the crime. This is also the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Economics
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Reckless and Inspired: An Interview With Jonathan Hastings About His Brother, the Journalist Michael Hastings
Paleo Retiree writes: On June 18, 2013 The Question Lady and I learned that a friend of ours had died in Los Angeles in a very peculiar car crash. His name was Michael Hastings, and he’d been a celebrated war … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Interviews, Movies, Politics and Economics
Tagged Jonathan Hastings, journalism, Michael Hastings, war
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How The War On Drugs Is Like The Medieval Crusades
Blowhard, Esq. writes: I semi-enjoyed this newish Teaching Company series on the history of the medieval Crusades. I hesitate to fully endorse it because, while I think Daileader’s 3-part, 72-episode series on the Middle Ages (all of which are on sale now) … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Economics
Tagged drug prohibition, medieval history, plenary indulgence, The Crusades, War on Drugs
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