Center of Attention
Nov 21st, 2007 | 6 responses
Before we drift off into Turkey-induced slumbers tomorrow, Randy Woodley encourages us to both celebrate the holiday’s meaning and challenge our “dominant myths” about it.
Ed Morrissey shares a story about how pesky campaign promises can come back to bite you if you don’t live up to them.
Bridget Magnus doesn’t really care who’s the “most likable” candidate.
Jesse Walker sheds light on a group of young Muslim bloggers who have much in common with their non-Muslim counterparts.
Jim Wallis responds to “a Muslim call for common ground.”
Dr. Arthur Caplan considers the most recent (and widely reported) breakthrough in stem-cell research, wondering if it will eventually lead us to “one of the key bioethical debates of the 21st century: Is it right to repair ourselves if it means that we live much longer than any human being has ever lived?” [H/t Ronald Bailey.]
McQ channels Walter Williams on confiscatory taxation.
A young Iraq veteran ponders faith and war. [H/t Andrew Sullivan.]
At Think Progress, Matt challenges Bill O’Reilly to explain why he would allow his cable show to earn revenue from a film O’Reilly claims is “hurting our troops and helping the terrorists.”
In line with our One Good Thing meme, President Bush has given a nod to his likely successor.
CoA extends special congrats to Shaun Mullen for two years of “Hits, Misses & Close But No Cigars” at Kiko’s House.
I can’t excuse missing this column earlier, but for whatever reason, I did: Ruth Marcus tries to put some balance back into the Social Security policy debate, pitting Paul Krugman against … Paul Krugman. (If you’re curious, yes , Krugman responded … only to be challenged yet again, this time by Clive Crook.)
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In the spirit of the season, I responded especially to Randy Woodley’s article on the Myth of Thanksgiving.
I’m sorry to see that even Thanksgiving has become controversial.
it is, at heart, just a continuation of the harvest celebrating rituals practised by most, if not all, cultures.
Although I can understand why Native Americans would be reminded of dark times in history, I believe there is value in the story of Indians and settlers celebrating harvest time together, wheher it be myth or not.
If that’s not quite the way it was tjem., then, perhaps, that’s the way it should be now.
The harsher lessons of history can be put aside for this one day of celebrating survival and life. I don’t believe it scars people for life when they discover there is no Santa Claus. The spirit of Santa can live in the myth, and the spirit of Thanksgiving can live on similarly.
Wow, domajot, that’s a tremendously profound sentiment, and I think I have to agree.
I fail to see how a gross misrepresentation of Paul Kurgman’s comments on Social Security is an example of putting “balance” back.
Krugman was writing that tax cuts will make it difficult to pay back what the government was borrowing from Social Security. Marcus represents these comments as claims that there is a Social Security crisis.
Dave J. – If that’s true, then linking to Marcus’ column in this post is a gross oversight on my part, and I do apologize. Perhaps my personal distrust of Krugman — I think he’s to the left what Michael Medved and his ilk are to the right — prompted me to give Marcus the benefit of the doubt in this case.
Marcus wasn’t the only one to notice Krugman was dead wrong, and dishonestly so, about Social Security. Meanwhile, his defense against Marcus’s column is worthless. (here)