Thanksgiving 2007
By Philip Mella11/22/2007
Although giving thanks would seem to be a reflexive instinct, in our age of arch egocentrism, it actually requires a special kind of magnanimity, a version of spiritual surrender. Writing in the New York Sun, Mark Steyn provides his usual blend of caustic wit and historical depth to this uniquely American holiday, distinguishing our great Republic from the rest of the world in the ways that matter most.
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How a Bizarre Catch-22 Has Gutted Disability Protection in America
By Daniel Lawton11/16/2007
When Steven Orr accepted a pharmacist position with Wal-Mart in 1998, he never expected that his diabetes would eventually trigger his dismissal. Orr, who was diagnosed with type-two diabetes in 1987, had been successfully treating his illness for the last eleven years. By injecting insulin three times a day, he had managed to normalize his glucose levels and maintain good health and a stable job. For this reason, he didn't consider his disability to be an 'occupational hazard.'
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Rome Didn’t Fall in a Day: an analysis of Western Europe’s cultural demise
By Kejda Gjermani11/10/2007
The burqa/headscarf is unfortunately becoming so ubiquitous in the US and Canada that I am starting to get tired of getting outraged every single time I spot it. Being rightfully appalled can be exhausting business. I have noticed that I tend to bypass the appropriate emotional response (read: repulsion) increasingly more often lately, and instead just silently proceed to make more additions to my deportation wish list. I do make a distinction between the headscarf and the full-body burqa: while the former is simply disgraceful, the latter should be illegal to wear in public because it covers the face along with enough loose space in the gut area for its wearer to comfortably squeeze in a concealed weapon, which has practical ramifications for criminals on the run and would-be bank robbers. I also differentiate with respect to the nuances of disgust reserved for the spread of the burqa in Western Europe on the one hand, and across the US, Canada, and Australia on the other hand. How so?
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Has Bush Entered The Fray?
By Daniel Lawton11/04/2007
As Hillary Clinton fights allegations of "doubletalk" and ideological inconsistency from inside the Democratic Party, she is on the receiving end of masked, yet stern, criticism from within the White House as well.
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