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Book Review: How the plan to fall apart soon fell apart
The World That Never Was
A True Story of Dreamers, Schemers, Anarchists and Secret Agents
Alex Butterworth
Pantheon: 496 pp., $30
For more than 100 years, anarchism has been an embarrassing stepdaughter in the family of international radicalism, the...Tags: Italy, Punishment, London (England), Political Systems, History
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PASSINGS: Reginald Levy, Derf Scratch, Robert Tucker
REGINALD LEVY
Pilot was hailed as a
hero in '72 hijacking
Reginald Levy, 88, a pilot praised for his cool-headed bravery during a 1972 hijacking by Palestinian militants, died of a suspected heart attack or blood clot Aug. 1 in Dover, England, his...Tags: Boeing Co., Temple City, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Diseases and Illnesses, Indiana University
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Zionism, anti-Semitism, Richard Wagner and ... George Eliot?
Culture MonsterWhat could Richard Wagner, Karl Marx and British novelist George Eliot possibly have had in common relating to issues of what Marx referred to as "the Jewish question"? An attentive reader asked for some elaboration on that point after reading...... -
When Elton met Billy: As 'Billy Elliot' begins Chicago run, Elton John recalls his emotional introduction to story
The Theater LoopElton John performs a song from "Billy Elliot" at the 2009 Tony Awards. "Billy Elliot the Musical" begins previews March 18 and opens April 11 at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St.; $30-$100 at 800-775-2000 and www.broadwayinchicago.com •... -
Exploring the Depression's artistic legacy in San Francisco
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterStocks have crashed, industry is shuddering and banks are failing. The restless unemployed will soon fill the streets. Yet in San Francisco, some crazed optimist in the Pacific Stock Exchange Tower has hired Diego Rivera to decorate a private club for...Tags: Heavy Engineering, New York, U.S. Army, Tourism and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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I got an A in Phallus 101
Charlotte Allen is an editor at Beliefnet and the author of "The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical Jesus."THE "DIRTY DOZEN" list of "America's Most Bizarre and Politically Correct College Courses" is out — and Los Angeles-area institutions of higher learning have walked away with one-fourth of the ranked honors (or dishonors). Occidental College, an 1,...Tags: Minority Groups, Massachusetts, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Social Sciences
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Jonah Goldberg: Analogy vs. Analogy
'EXAMPLE IS THE school of mankind," proclaimed Edmund Burke, the founder of modern conservatism, "and they will learn at no other." Burke was disparaging the folly of the French revolutionaries who believed that man could break the iron chains of history...Tags: Adolf Hitler, White House, Edmund Burke, Arts and Culture, History
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Biden TV interviewer was a joke
The Swampby Frank James If journalism schools ever needed a perfect example to show their students of how an interview should never be conducted, it would be the recent encounter between Sen. Joe Biden and Barbara West, an anchor for......Tags: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Politics, Keith Olbermann
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Redistribution: McCain channels Drudge
Spin CycleJohn McCain, speaking in Dayton, has now adopted Drudge's story line of the day, criticizing Obama for a 2001 interview on public radio in Chicago in which he discussed the Supreme Court's hands-off approach toward incorporating "redistributive"...Tags: Trials, Court Administration, Justice and Rights, FEMA, Local Government
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Lawmakers laughed at Geithner plan
The Swampby Frank James Wall Street wasn't alone in reacting badly to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's financial stabilization plan. Last night when Obama administration officials briefed members of Congress on the plan, lawmakers were amused. An excerpt from...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Federal Reserve, Government, White House
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Suozzi on revolution: Political treatise, or sales pitch?
Spin Cycle"We need a property tax revolution," says Tom Suozzi as he announced his run for a third term, urging citizens to join this "revolution." As long as the topic is revolution, here's a quote from Karl Marx --who wasn't widely......Tags: Tom Suozzi, Long Island, Thomas Jefferson
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Ronald Reagan Dies at 93
Times Staff WriterRonald Reagan, the Hollywood actor who became one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century and transformed the political landscape of an era with his vision of conservative government, died Saturday at his home in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los...Tags: Walter Mondale, Customs and Tradition, Political Systems, George Lucas, Students
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