by Bob Meagher | Apr 26, 2010 | The Public Humanist
As the savage harvest of World War I was underway in Europe, Sigmund Freud offered this less than prescient comment in an essay entitled “Thoughts for the Times on War and Death”: When the frenzied conflict of this war shall have been decided, every one of...
by James Heflin | Apr 26, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Weird–is the GOP building a bridge to the 19th century? What’s next? Bargain removal of the stone of folly? For their sake, I hope so. From a debate in Tennessee, via the Nashville Scene: With a straight face, Rep. [Mike] Bell [R-Riceville, Tenn.] went on...
by On Springfield | Apr 26, 2010 | On Springfield
Springfield native Mark Oppenheimer reads from his new memoir, Wisenheimer: A Childhood Subject to Debate, at South Hadley’s Odyssey Bookshop tonight at 7 p.m. Wisenheimer tells the story of the angst Oppenheimer experienced as a hyper-articulate kid whose...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Apr 26, 2010 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Every night, On Alan Colmes’ show (I’m kinda on an Alan tear lately), people call in and complain that anyone who criticizes the president is labelled a racist. Of course, then they usually go on to say how they’re tired of paying taxes so that...