Monthly Archives: October 2002

Chomsky, Chomsky, Chomsky…

Posted on October 18, 2002 by Ampersand

Psst! Guess what? I’ve got a secret to tell you, and it’s something that, judging from current discourse, I ought to be ashamed of. I kinda like Noam Chomsky. I think he’s a damn smart writer. Unlike countless writers who … Continue reading →

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Feminism and the Central Park Jogger Case

Posted on October 18, 2002 by Ampersand

The Village Voice has a good article on feminism and the Central Park Jogger case (as does Newsday). Susan Brownmiller, unfortunately, provides the obligatory "what a jerk feminists are" soundbites (although other feminists reacted better). But Brownmiller is on to … Continue reading →

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Welcome, Someone Robert Andersen!

Posted on October 16, 2002 by Ampersand

Huzzah! Hooray! As of about an hour ago — I am an Uncle!!!! Although they’re obviously a bit too busy to be reading my stupid blog right about now… still, congratulations to my wonderful, beautiful, smart sister and to my … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, it still sucks to be female in Afghanistan

Posted on October 15, 2002 by Ampersand

Has anyone noticed that the war/antiwar crowds have reversed their positions when it comes to Afghanistan? The Bush administration (despite its vocal claims otherwise) has been quietly pulling back on commitments to Afghanistan, blocking a planned $174 million in Afghan … Continue reading →

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More Links about Israel and Palestine…

Posted on October 14, 2002 by Ampersand

How George Bush is trying to prevent peace talks. I don’t know how I missed linking to this excellent post by Jim at Objectionable Content last week: "I think that, at times, alarmist reminders are valuable — if the situation … Continue reading →

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Is This Cartoon Objectively Pro-Terrorist?

Posted on October 14, 2002 by Ampersand

Shortly after September 11th 2001, my pal Kevin – whose links page compliments me by comparing me to a fart, bless his heart – drew this cartoon, which is my favorite of all the political cartoons I read that week. … Continue reading →

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Palestine Solidarity Conference at the University of Michigan

Posted on October 11, 2002 by Ampersand

Meryl Yourish has posted a legal brief by some folks who were suing to shut down the "“Second National Student Conference on the Palestine Solidarity Movement" (Occam’s Toothbrush posted some quotes from the same document). A few comments: I have … Continue reading →

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Anti-Semitism redux, redux. Er, redux.

Posted on October 10, 2002 by Ampersand

The Lincoln Plawg has a good piece dissecting Larry Summers’ famous speech (as regular readers know, this is a subject I’ve commented on a time or three myself). Here’s a sample from the Lincoln Plawg: There are two main objections … Continue reading →

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The Least Anti-Semitic Place in America? A College Campus.

Posted on October 10, 2002 by Ampersand

Anti-Semitism is rampaging over our college campuses, right? Well, maybe not. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) – a group who no one could accuse of being in denial about anti-Semitism – ran a survey which found just the opposite. According to … Continue reading →

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When is calling a Jew a Nazi not anti-Semitic? When she's a feminist Jew.

Posted on October 9, 2002 by Ampersand

(Note: I’ve also criticized leftist anti-Semitism and partisanship. But because this post responds to others’ disagreements with me, and no one disagreed with that point, it doesn’t come up in this post.) In an earlier post, I wrote this: [Cathy … Continue reading →

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