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Posted by Chris on May 26, 2006 at 5:58 pm.

I’d like to see Cairo before I die.
It’s about time to renew my expired passport, I think.

Filed under: Literature, Travel, World

Posted by Chris on February 15, 2006 at 4:55 pm.

I hope that this is not accurate. Via Pharyngula:

One-third of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. Many do not even graduate from high school.
58% of the US adult population never reads another book after high school.
42% of college graduates never read another book.
80% of US families did […]

Filed under: Literature, Culture, U.S.

Posted by Chris on January 28, 2006 at 12:04 pm.

While over reading Wolcott, I was shocked to learn of the continued existence of at least one intellectually honest conservative.
In his upcoming book, Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, supply-side economist and Reagan domestic policy advisor, Bruce Bartlett, commits the ultimate sin against neoconservative dogma:

I think it is […]

Filed under: Politics, Literature, U.S., Economy

Posted by Chris on January 24, 2006 at 10:43 am.

I caught the Fred Barnes interview on the Daily Show last night. Barnes was there to promote his new book, Rebel-in-Chief: How George W. Bush Is Redefining the Conservative Movement and Transforming America.
It was painful to watch. About 30 seconds into the interview, one could actually perceive a faint whiff of ozone as […]

Filed under: Politics, Literature, U.S., Humor