Letters from the Zeitgeist
“How long, O Catiline, will you abuse our patience? How long is that madness of yours still to mock us?”
Here’s an Israeli view on what overwhelming displays of force can bring: “A living people makes enormous concessions … only when there is no hope left. Only then do extreme groups lose their sway, and influence [...]
I don’t tend to believe that the human experience changes much between eras.
But I’m beginning to think that ‘These Current Times in This Modern World’ are totally dead to irony.
It’s real, I swear.
(Bill Maher: “A church in Memphis has erected a five-story Statue of Liberty, but instead of holding her torch, she’s got a crucifix. [...]
Barack Obama’s keynote address at the Sojourners’ Pentecost 2006 is incredible (mp3).
The AP’s David Espo had a really strange take on it; here’s a better one by Amy Sullivan in Slate.
Another great speech of his: Energy Independence and the Safety of Our Planet.
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