December 31, 2008
The immigration debate has created a very strange dichotomy in American society, one that’s been seen around the world, but not on this scale. Since the Revolutionary War, the face of America has changed regularly.
A cultural identity is a sort of myth by definition. There are very few “pure” cultures left, but they’re routinely upheld [...]
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Is “Mankind” caged in the British Museum?December 31, 2008
The Parthenon Marbles were fixtures that were attached to buildings on the Parthenon for more than 2,300 years until they were forcibly removed by Lord Elgin’s agents.
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No Vergina VISA for the United FYR DiasporaDecember 31, 2008
Washington – Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-14) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-9), co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, announced today that UMB Bank will discontinue a credit card it issued on behalf of the “United Macedonian Diaspora” featuring an image of the Star of Vergina. UMB Bank and its co-partner, CardPartner, Inc., stated that [...]
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In an ABOSLUT World: the SequelDecember 30, 2008
MOSCOW — For a decade, Russian academic Igor Panarin has been predicting the U.S. will fall apart in 2010. For most of that time, he admits, few took his argument — that an economic and moral collapse will trigger a civil war and the eventual breakup of the U.S. — very seriously. Now he’s found [...]
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Chargers owner Spanos has dementiaDecember 30, 2008
STOCKTON, Calif. — Billionaire developer and San Diego Chargers owner Alex Spanos has announced in a letter that he suffers from dementia.
The 85-year-old Stockton resident was in the owner’s box for the Chargers’ division-clinching win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, but family members wanted to tell the public that his infrequent appearances lately have [...]
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The “Guitar Hero” Will Now Take Your QuestionsDecember 26, 2008
Alex Rigopulos started playing video games at 3 years old on a Magnavox Odyssey console, and has been an avid gamer ever since.
He earned his B.S. in music from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his M.S. from the computer music group of the M.I.T. Media Laboratory. In 1995, he co-founded the video-game development company [...]
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Harper abandons zeal for reformDecember 26, 2008
No surprise that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s slew of mostly partisan senatorial appointments has sparked widespread condemnation.
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Justice after Bush: Prosecuting an outlaw administrationDecember 26, 2008
By Scott Horton I. The Crimes Americans may wish to avoid what is necessary. We may believe that concerns about presidential lawbreaking are naive. That all presidents commit crimes.
We may pretend that George W. Bush and his senior officers could not have committed crimes significantly worse than those of their predecessors. We may fear what [...]
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The not-so-brave new world…December 26, 2008
Are you ready for television like you’ve never experienced before? So reserve the best seat in the house, then sit back, relax and get ready to enjoy…
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Seasonal forgiveness has a limit. Bush and his cronies must face a reckoningDecember 26, 2008
‘Tis the night before Christmas and the season of goodwill. The mood is forgiving. Our faces warm with mulled wine, our tummies full, we’re meant to slump in the armchair, look back on the year just gone and count our blessings – woozily agreeing to put our troubles behind us.
As in families, so in the [...]
