Additionally Noted Things
Christina Kraus reviews Elizabeth A. Clark's History, Theory, Text: Historians and the Linguistic Turn for the Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 31 September. Thanks to Alfredo Perez at Political Theory Daily Review for the tip.
Rashid Khalidi,"Unwritten History," Boston Globe, 1 October, an excerpt from his book, The Iron Cage: The Story of the Struggle for Palestinian Statehood, reflects on the difficulties of writing the history of a dispossessed people.
Martin Amis,"The Age of Horrorism," Guardian, 10 September, Parts One, Two, and Three, got, er," called on his shit" by Pankaj Mishra,"The Politics of Paranoia," Guardian, 17 September. Thanks to Manan Ahmed for the tip.
Niall Ferguson,"Why Churchill Opposed Torture," LA Times, 2 October, should remind American conservatives that there's nothing conservative about torturing detainees.
Tariq Ramadan,"Why I am Banned in the USA," Washington Post, 1 October. Barring Tariq Ramadan from the United States suggests that the terrorists have, indeed, won. Frightened people are making decisions that inhibit the free market of ideas. Thanks to Manan Ahmed for the tip.
First, the Wall Street Journal reads the riot act to Republican leadership in Congress over its record. Then, the Washington Times and Republicanbloggers are calling for Dennis Hastert's resignation as Speaker of the House of Representatives for mishandling former Congressman Foley's predatory behavior. This is not Karl Rove's plan for energizing"the base".
Finally, congratulations to Jason Kuznicki of Positive Liberty and Liberty & Power who has taken a position as academic assistant at the Cato Institute. Helping to prepare the Encyclopedia of Libertarianism will be among his first responsibilities there.