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Blog Entries by Marty Kaplan from 01/2009

Eyeless in Gaza

| Posted 01.05.2009 | World
Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Fatah, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, Ehud Barak, Milton, Eyeless in Gaza, World News

I wish I didn't believe that the events now unfolding in the Middle East are too complicated for unalloyed outrage. I wish the arguments of only one side rang wholly true to me.

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The CNN-NPR-NYT Middle East Conspiracy

| Posted 01.12.2009 | Media
Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel Media, Palestinian Territories, Media, Hamas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Liberal Media Bias, Israel, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Gaza Media, Israel Airstrikes, Media Bias, Israel Gaza Operation, Npr, Cnn, New York Times, Media News

When people complain about bias in the media, it's always bias against their own point of view, and never in favor of their side. Nowhere is this more true than in coverage of the Middle East.

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The Science of 44

| Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics
Read More: Obama Inauguration Coverage, Atheism, Obama's Inauguration, Obama Inauguration, Science, Barack Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Religion, Obama Inaugural Address, Inauguration, Obama Inaugural Speech, Obama Inaugural, Anti-Intellectualism, Faith, Politics News

Now, finally, we have a President unafraid to declare that skepticism and rationalism have just as legitimate a claim on the public sphere as any other approach to the mysteries of the cosmos.

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Liberal Parents, Liberal Children

| Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics
Read More: College Students, Political Identity, Liberal Politics, Baby Boomers, Youth Vote, Liberals, Politics News

When it comes to politics, today's college freshmen resemble their baby boomer parents of 40 years ago in all ways except two. One way makes perfect sense; the other is a puzzle.

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