Rabbi Avi Weiss of the Coalition for Jewish Concerns is calling for a boycott of The New York Times. Weiss is upset about what he feels has been the Times’ disproportionate coverage of the Palestinian viewpoint with regards to recent events in the Middle East, and so he’s asking people not only to cancel subscriptions, but to refrain from purchasing obits, wedding announcements, and classified ads — a large source

Rabbi Avi Weiss of the Coalition for Jewish Concerns is calling for a boycott of The New York Times. Weiss is upset about what he feels has been the Times’ disproportionate coverage of the Palestinian viewpoint with regards to recent events in the Middle East, and so he’s asking people not only to cancel subscriptions, but to refrain from purchasing obits, wedding announcements, and classified ads — a large source

I just got through watching Neil Cavuto’s interview with Benjamin Netanyahu, and I must say, were Netanyahu eligible to run for President of the United States, I’d vote for him in a heartbeat. He’s the kind of guy who eats waffling diplomats for lunch — a Rumsfeld with political ambitions. Political Correctness cringes at the sound of his voice. Here’s a rough paraphrase of one of the exchanges from the

The May/June issue of Foreign Policy runs a really interesting essay by Charles Geiser, a professor of rural sociology at Cornell U., that argues how “global land conservation efforts are creating a growing class of invisible refugees” (no link; subscription only). Writes Dr. Geisler: The recent worldwide growth of parks and protected areas is impressive. According to the Switzerland-based World Conservation Union, nearly 29,000 protected areas now shield some 2.1

Well, TV Guide’s released its list of the “50 Greatest Shows of All Time,” and “The Red Hand Gang” (Matthew Laborteaux, James Bond III, Jolie Newman) didn’t make it. Pity, that. Some very astute choices on the TV Guide list — though I’m of the opinion that “All in the Family” should have finished number 1, and that “The X-Files” (on the basis of 6 incredibly strong seasons) should have

Well, TV Guide’s released its list of the “50 Greatest Shows of All Time,” and “The Red Hand Gang” (Matthew Laborteaux, James Bond III, Jolie Newman) didn’t make it. Pity, that. Some very astute choices on the TV Guide list — though I’m of the opinion that “All in the Family” should have finished number 1, and that “The X-Files” (on the basis of 6 incredibly strong seasons) should have

…So I’m over on Tech Central this morning reading the bowdlerized version of Radley Balko’s fine essay, “A Day at the Protests” (excised from the original is some earthy language and some additionally vivid description of heavyset, hairy sweatsops in bursting-at-the-seams ponchos, so far as I can tell), when I notice a comments section. Just to refresh your memories, Radley — in the course of pointing out the many obvious

…So I’m over on Tech Central this morning reading the bowdlerized version of Radley Balko’s fine essay, “A Day at the Protests” (excised from the original is some earthy language and some additionally vivid description of heavyset, hairy sweatsops in bursting-at-the-seams ponchos, so far as I can tell), when I notice a comments section. Just to refresh your memories, Radley — in the course of pointing out the many obvious

The school year must be winding down at Harvard, ’cause the Crimson Blog Crew — rather than deconstructing Randian political philosophy — is working now to blow the lid off of ABC’s sleazy “romance” fest, “The Bachelor.” It seems that the bachelor himself, Harvard alum Alex Michel, may have admitted (in an email currently circulating through the Harvard digital underground* and reprinted by Alex Rubalcava) that he was pressured by

The school year must be winding down at Harvard, ’cause the Crimson Blog Crew — rather than deconstructing Randian political philosophy — is working now to blow the lid off of ABC’s sleazy “romance” fest, “The Bachelor.” It seems that the bachelor himself, Harvard alum Alex Michel, may have admitted (in an email currently circulating through the Harvard digital underground* and reprinted by Alex Rubalcava) that he was pressured by