Achenblog: May 25, 2008 - May 31, 2008
Why Obama Won
Pretty cool: Ice on Mars. -- I said I'd report back on the panel discussion yesterday at my old school, but a student blogger, Jennifer Epstein, from the Daily Princetonian, has already done a great job reporting on who...
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May 31, 2008; 3:27 PM ET |
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Bush's John Dean?
For years now, the allegation against the Bush White House has been that the Iraq war was unnecessary, ill-advised, and sold to the public through lies and media manipulation; that the president is incurious, inflexible, and incapable of admitting...
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Joel Achenbach
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May 29, 2008; 6:59 AM ET |
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A Culture of Bluster
Women, speak up! And men: Turn down the volume. Or at least learn to listen. Show a little intellectual humility, just as a stunt. And everyone: When the blowhards blow, change the channel. Vote with your thumb. You saw...
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Joel Achenbach
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May 28, 2008; 10:01 AM ET |
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Support Your Local Newspaper
For years The Post has had an ad campaign built around the slogan: If You Don't Get It, You Don't Get It. It always sounded to me a little mocking and in-your-face, but maybe I just don't get it....
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Joel Achenbach
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May 27, 2008; 8:56 AM ET |
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Multiple Worlds and Black Holes
Mars, May 2008 -- You can count on boodler bc to think the big thoughts: Here on his blog he's discussing black holes as information storage devices: 'What if there was a secret plan for the LHC to actually...
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May 26, 2008; 8:23 AM ET |
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