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Spoken Word: War Poetry on Quiddity

WUIS program Quiddity, the radio-arm of the literary magazine, devotes an episode to war poetry and soldier-poets. We’ve been reading our share of war poetry here with James Winn and The Poetry of...

19 Jun 2008

Where does the US hedge its bets in Asia?

Historically, it’s been Japan. William Overholt of the RAND Corporation argues that the US stabilized Asia very effectively by developing and allying with Japan post World War II. But is Japan...

18 Jun 2008

How did Cold War-era spies get "the goods"?

Just ask Kristie Macrakis. The Washington Times ran a recent story on a books about spying in the era of the Iron Curtain — both sides, in fact. On the East German side, they discuss Seduced by Secrets. *...

17 Jun 2008

The State of SOL Reform

Pennsylvania is the latest battleground in the reform of Statutes of Limitations for child abusers. Read Marci Hamilton on FindLaw every Thursday There is a national grassroots movement to eliminate the...

Marci A. Hamilton | 13 Jun 2008

Yeah, I did it.

The marriage was lovely; the reception fun. I think my mom broke a small plate by knocking it off a table during a conga line. The folks in Scotland were most friendly, and the haggis was absolutely delicious....

12 Jun 2008

Marci Clarifies the Decisions of the Texas Courts’ Ruling on the FLDS

Why The Texas Supreme Court’s Ruling Regarding the FLDS Mothers Is Significantly More Protective of the Children Involved than the Media Have Painted It To Be for findlaw Recently, the Texas Supreme...

Marci A. Hamilton | 5 Jun 2008

Charles Bamforth in the LA Times

Charles Perry of the Los Angeles Times, talks with Charles Bamforth, author of Grape Vs. Grain, about the role of a beer connoisseur at a university known for its winemaking. Now that’s the kind...

4 Jun 2008

Timothy Lynch and Robert Singh in today’s Wall Street Journal

The authors of After Bush: The Case for Continuity in American Foreign Policy are featured in June 2’s Wall Street Journal give us their take on George Bush and the fate of US Foreign Policy post...

Robert S. Singh, Timothy J. Lynch | 2 Jun 2008

Ian Fleming and America’s Love Affair with Technology

As the spy world celebrates the birthday the noted author, Ian Fleming of the James Bond series, spy-tech historian Kristie Macrakis reflects on Felming’s role in bringing the world of spies and...

Kristie Macrakis | 2 Jun 2008

Texas Appellate Court in the Wrong

Marci Hamilton finds that the state whose slogan is “Don’t Mess with Texas” messed up big time in their latest ruling regarding the custody of the children of the FLDS in Eldorado…. Last...

Marci A. Hamilton | 29 May 2008

James Winn’s Top 5

James Winn’s article on the Five Best works of war poetry in honor of Memorial Day As printed in the Wall Street Journal, May 24, 2008 1. The Iliad Translated by Robert Fagles. Viking, 1990. For...

James A. Winn | 28 May 2008

Congrats to Our Blog Editor, Jon!

He did it! Jonathan and his fiance, Becky, were wed in their hometown of Pittsburgh, PA this past Sunday. We wish Jonathan and Becky the best as they travel across the pond to England and Scotland for...

27 May 2008