More Noted Things
Benson Bobrick,"The Wondering Wizard," Washington Post, 2 July, reviews Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science.
Drawing on Nathan Newman and J. J. Gass, A New Birth of Freedom: The Forgotten History of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments (NY: Brennan Center, 2004), Nathan Newman,"Ulysses S. Grant: Our Greatest President?" NathanNewman.org, 4 July, makes the case. This, btw, is news only to those who think Camelot was a righteous place. Thanks to Dale Light of Light Seeking Light for the tip.
Seymour Hirsch,"Last Stand: The Military's Problem with the President's Iran Policy," New Yorker, 10 July, looks at tensions within the Pentagon over possible plans for a military strike against Iran. Thanks to Alfredo Perez at Political Theory Daily Review for the tips.
Philip Recchia,"CopyCatty Coulter Pilfers Prose: Pro," New York Post, 2 July, reports on plagiarism and other problems of attribution in Ann Coulter's Godless: The Church of Liberalism and her weekly newspaper columns in the last year. Thanks to Hiram Hover for the tip.
Finally, after baseball, basketball, football, and golf, what is the fifth most popular competitive sport in the United States? No, not hockey, bowling, badminton, ping pong, synchronized swimming or tennis. It's"competitive eating." There are prizes in the asparagus, baked bean, cheesecake, chicken nugget, chicken wing, chili, corned-beef-hash, corn dog, doughnut, egg, fruitcake, hamburger, jambalaya, Maine lobster, meatball, oyster, pulled pork, quesadilla, spam, sweet-potato casserole, taco, toasted ravioli, and turducken divisions. Six pounds of spam in twelve minutes! I'm feeling sick, but thanks to Richard Bailey at Etcetera/Whatever for the tip.