Monthly Archives: February 2007

Google: Trouble, Thy Gender is Female?

Without spoling the plot, last night on Gilmore Girls: Rory goes to the library looking for a book for her gender studies class, specifically Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble. Paris finds the book for Rory and hands it to her, cover-side … Continue reading

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Grey Lady Publishes (Fabricates?) Casus belli Against Iran

Here we go again. Today, the New York Times front-pages an article that claims Iran is the source of deadly roadside bombs in Iraq. The source for this accusation? Anonymous administration officials. No experts or skeptics were interviewed; no independent … Continue reading

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0 Down, 60-some-odd to go

Yesterday was the first American politics General exam meeting. Yikes, the reading list is huge. In essence, we have to read 60 books in 90 days. Given that I read half a book yesterday, but it was for class and … Continue reading

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Forgive me Thomas Jefferson, for I have sinned

I beg forgiveness today to the “father” of the Democratic Party, Mr Jefferson, for my recent transgressions. At a dinner party at a Prof’s house a few nights ago, a fellow graduate student was telling a story that involved him … Continue reading

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