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Cutting Through the Hype
Originally posted on One City, blog of the Interdependence Project Regular readers know I’ve been swept up in the cacophony of chatter surrounding the race for the Democratic presidential nomin… more »
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In Defense of Obama Idealism
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scribblerist wrote 3 weeks ago: Stillman Brown’s blood pressure is peaking. This week’s Talk of the Town is by George Pa … more »
Obama needs to upgrade Iraq policy
matthewjbell wrote 3 weeks ago: Obama is saying things about Iraq that don’t seem to jibe with what’s going on there rig … more »
Trash Talk
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hotfiler wrote 1 month ago: The go to punch for Republicans against Democrats … more »
The End of People, Movements, the World
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Elizabeth wrote 1 month ago: Viennese artist Oscar Kokoschka had a doll made to resemble Alma Mahler (this is a letter to the dol … more »
The news, when we get around to it
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Paul Wells wrote 2 months ago: I’m still digesting this extraordinary piece by New Yorker writer George Packer about what he … more »
Tide of Political Conservatism not (yet) Reversed
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koulflo wrote 2 months ago: Contrary to the implication in George Packer’s article in the current issue of the New Yorker, … more »
What's Right With the Right
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Daniel McCarthy wrote 2 months ago: One of the things I found dissatisfying about George Packer’s recent “fall of conservati … more »
Downfall of the Conservative Movement
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Jon Taplin wrote 2 months ago: The New Yorker’s George Packer writes a brilliant piece this week chronicling the downfall of … more »
George Packer on Fall of Conservatism
cjsmith wrote 2 months ago: This piece which is rightfully generating a great deal of thoughtful response is excellent. Link h … more »
Tombs of Negligence: The Children of Sichuan
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Steve Gorelick wrote 2 months ago: Nothing gets me hyperventilating more quickly than rich countries allowing citizens lacking p … more »
Obama and that speech
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adamsmith1922 wrote 3 months ago: The New Yorker has an interesting article by George Packer on Barack Obama and Rev Wright issue wh … more »
Cutting Through the Hype
scribblerist wrote 4 months ago: Originally posted on One City, blog of the Interdependence Project Regular readers know I’ve … more »
Cutting Through the Hype
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scribblerist wrote 4 months ago: By Stillman Brown Regular readers know I’ve been swept up in the cacophony of chatter surround … more »
Wrong Kennedy
stoprobbers wrote 5 months ago: Today on the website for the New Yorker, George Packer wrote a blog about comparing Obama with JFK, … more »
Obama or Clinton? The Best Writing
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scribblerist wrote 5 months ago: If you’re a liberal/Democrat/progressive/angry young person who is still undecided about who t … more »
Obama or Clinton? The Best Writing
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scribblerist wrote 5 months ago: If you’re a liberal/Democrat/progressive/angry young person who is still undecided about who t … more »
I'm so confuzed.......
sudari wrote 5 months ago: “ U R con-fuzing meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee” bff Mary emailed me this AM. I had just spent 45 minute … more »
What Does George Packer Know About Hillary Clinton's Book, Anyway?
Mark Coatney wrote 6 months ago: George Packer: Fine, smart writer. But I’m curious about a section in an otherwise nice New Yo … more »
Hillary or Obama? What's the difference?
christopherwerler wrote 6 months ago: THE POLITICAL SCENE THE CHOICE The Clinton-Obama battle reveals two very different ideas of the Pre … more »
