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I’m posting this email from a reader with the idea of initiating some discussion from both sides, not of the extreme but of the in-between. –HD Dear Hope Dascher, In watching this whole brouhaha about...

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In the Name of Peace

By Dana Davison Different factions refer to it as the Islamic Community Center, Cordoba Center, Ground Zero Mosque, Muslim Center or the Old Burlington Coat Factory. Each of these names might reveal a...

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Maryhouse: An East Village Gem

By Dana Davison Among the new luxury condominiums, fancy cafes and boutique clothing stores in the East Village, an old redbrick building caters to a different crowd. Maryhouse offers its services to...

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Centrism and the Third-Party Reality

By Dana Davison John Reisman is a conservative by definition, which he says frightens a lot of people because they misunderstand the meaning of the word. “How conservative is a Hummer?” he asks....

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The Madman and The Black Monk

by Dana Davison Lately, I’ve got madness on the mind. I suspect this is a result of the brutal winter and diving back into the Russian literature. They go so well together. I’ve been finding that a lot...

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A Letter from Thich Nhat Hanh

This message was posted on Thich Nhat Hanh’s Facebook page and shared with me by a favorite yoga teacher. I found it very moving and worth sharing here. Dear friends in Japan, As we contemplate the...

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Nuclear and the Democrats

Today I received a very disturbing letter from a group called Public Citizen, whose mission includes keeping an eye on campaign finance reform, which was dealt a huge blow by the Supreme Court last...

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It Is Precisely Her: Yulia Tymoshenko

In Kyiv, people are awaiting the end of the trial of Yulia Tymoshenko, some for less obvious reasons. In the center of town, the two sides gather right next to each other on the main street,...

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From the New York Times today…

UKRAINE’S TYMOSHENKO JAILED FOR SEVEN YEARS By Ellen Barry and Michael Schwirtz KIEV, Ukraine — Yulia V. Tymoshenko, once one of Ukraine’s most powerful and popular politicians, was sentenced on...

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Retiring ER

After finally realizing how rarely I am able to actually post the many and varied political thoughts running through my head at any given moment, and how it’s simply unfathomable to make any sense of...

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