Bigoted remarks an ironic ‘gift’ to Israel
Mark LeVine on Al-Jazeera examines Helen Thomas’ controversial statements, which he see as an unexpected “gift to the Israeli government,” as they forced the media “to bend over backwards to...
View ArticleWhat to do with Troy’s city hall?
Historian Don Rittner on his blog explains the rich history of Troy’s city hall and offers his suggestions on what to do with the building now that the city government has relocated. Among other ideas,...
View ArticleMuslim women ask: To veil or not to veil?
Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah in the Chicago Tribune discusses her mixed feelings about her daughter’s decision to begin wearing a hijab. Ahmed-Ullah, who wears a head scarf, says that it has often made her...
View ArticleStaff is all-smiles, rest of city is less so
“I stepped out of the Expo Garden only to be jolted by reality,” says Xu Xiaomin, a Shanghai World Expo reporter, in the China Daily, commenting on the difference between the perpetually happy Expo...
View ArticleStatistics show some progress in Iraq
Michael E. O’Hanlon in The New York Times lists statistics collected over three years of U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, showing areas of both progress and regression in each...
View ArticleAmerican debt bodes ill for Europe
Walter Andrusyszyn writes in The Christian Science Monitor that the decline of the American economy could threaten European security. He says that to bolster economic growth, the U.S. must re-evaluate...
View ArticleGiddy muggles visit wizarding world
Melissa Anelli on the Daily Beast recounts her visit to Universal Studio’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter during a recent soft opening preview. With her two friends, Anelli felt like one of the...
View ArticleVolatile right offers smart lessons to left
“Greater opportunities lie not in confronting the Tea Party movement but in turning it,” says George Monbiot in the Guardian, arguing that the political left could take a cue from the spirited and...
View ArticleWhat were Abby’s parents thinking?
Joanna Weiss in the Boston Globe critiques the parents of Abby Sunderland, the 16 year sailor who had to be rescued as she tried to sail around the world alone. Parenthood, she says, “requires you to...
View ArticleCompany’s ugly secret revealed
Hamilton Nolan on Gawker discusses American Apparel’s hiring policy which, according to leaked internal documents, selects applicants based on full-body photos and detailed appearence-based criteria....
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