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Deconstructed News
Read this post on my blog. Deconstruction was a hot, new technique in literary criticism 25 years ago when I was a grad student in English studies. It was hot because it was favored by the sexy French theorists like Jacques Derrida and Jacques Lacan and also because it authorized a detached, cynical approach to…
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Headlines
Read and comment on my blog. In a recent exchange with Facebook friends, it came to light that some people only read headlines. One interlocutor opined: I’ve said for years, people read headlines, but nothing below that. The problem in this country is that people are too lazy to be informed. I disagree with turning…
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America’s Biggest Problem
Read and comment on my blog. Health care reform is an urgent issue. Millions of Americans are uninsured or underinsured. While there are differences about what role government ought to play in health care, there is nearly universal agreement about the need for reform. Yet health care reform is not our biggest problem. The financial…
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