Archive for June, 2008
The War Crimes of George W. Bush
Nat Hentoff of the Village Voice is one of the most outspoken critics of the Bush Administration. In his June 24 column, he picks up a couple Cambridge law titles that hammer home Bush’s legal sidestepping. In a June 6 letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey—largely ignored by a press immersed in the future of [...]
The Cost of Abuse
Recent news media has swarmed over the high costs of Texas’ raid on the FLDS Zion ranch, and on placing hundreds of children in foster homes. What are the real costs, however? Crunch the numbers, says Marci Hamilton. Recently, I debated Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff on NPR about his office’s failure to vigorously prosecute [...]
Darwin Letter Friday
UPDATE 7-25: Check out this week’s letter: Darwin Builds a Fort! Charles Darwin was a typical teenager. He thought that some of his teachers were full of crap, and wasn’t afraid to say so (at least to his sister). This letter from Charles to his sister Caroline has a few choice words for a professor [...]
The Back-handed Apology
What is it, you ask? It’s one of my personal favorites. It’s apologizing, but not really. In fact, it’s apologizing for someone else instead of for your own ridiculous behavior. “I’m sorry you feel that way.” (About my inability to hold a passing interest in our discussion) “I’m sorry that things just didn’t work out.” [...]
How Kristie Macrakis Got “the Goods”
Further to last week’s Washington Times article about Seduced by Secrets, Harvard Magazine‘s own piece about Makcrakis and her research gives us a glimpse at the woman behind the research behind the book. Escape plans and all! The Seduction of Snooping A recording device hidden in an ashtray. A camera concealed inside a pen, an [...]
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