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On Aging, Fear, Magic and Technology

By Janos Marton

Would Jack Kerouac kick back and hammer out his poems in a smooth jazz café? Maybe, if it had wireless internet. My current dig has everything you want- great coffee, reliable wireless, plenty of seating, and a happy little collection of local Brooklyn newspapers that old men ingest while they sip tea and watch... »

Why I Hate Joe Lieberman

By Janos Marton

Joe Lieberman made news this week by helping ruin healthcare. This deeply distressed and depressed some of the Democratic faithful, but not me. No, I've loathed the man for so long that his antics only make me mad at his enablers, in this case Obama and Reid. The man who said during the 2006... »

Obama’s Afghan Troop Surge: Five Flawed Assumptions

By Janos Marton

Tony Karon's new Time Magazine defiantly denounces President Obama's call for a troop escalation. Its title, Five Flawed Assumptions of Obama's Afghan Surge, says it all, and the piece itself summarizes concisely points that this site and many others have been arguing for months: Expanding the ground war against the Taliban will in no way... »

Afghanistan – A Foggy Future

By Janos Marton

Quickly reviewing all major post World War II wars, the New Yorker's Henrik Hertzberg asks a series of tough questions he would like the president to answer on Tuesday: Does it make sense, for example, to spend lives and treasure trying to eradicate “safe havens” in Afghanistan when Al Qaeda has so many other—well,... »

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