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Iran Condemns Oxford For Honoring Neda Agha-Soltan, Slain Protester

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has protested to an Oxford University college over a scholarship in memory of the slain Iranian student who became an icon o...

Does the Ivy League Turn You Into a Moron? Walter Kirn Critiques Princeton in "Lost in the Meritocracy"

Anis Shivani | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


Anis Shivani

Walter Kirn, author of the novels Up in the Air and Mission to America, has written the most enticing recent indictment of education in this country.

The NY Times Made Me Do It

Charles Warner | Posted 08.16.2009 | Media


Charles Warner

The nation's journal of record; America's first draft of history; the Grey Lady, -- the New York Times -- got it wrong and that the crowd-sourced, open-source, oft-criticized Wikipedia got it right.

Ruth Padel Resigns From Oxford Chief Poet Post

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 06.27.2009 | World


LONDON _ A fight over who gets to be Oxford University's top poet has set Britain's pens racing _ and weakened the careers of two well-known wordsmith...

Hope Runs: Helping Orphans Find Their Footing

Julia Moulden | Posted 05.19.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

With the current economy, people are turning inward and thinking about themselves. I think one thing people can do is go on one of these transformational trips, or volunteer to do something.

Six Billion Reasons To Get Out of Bed Each Day

Julia Moulden | Posted 03.24.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

With all the bad news about, you may feel like pulling the covers up over your head and waiting until it's over. That thought has certainly crossed my...

Barack Obama and the Return of Grace

Michael Seitzman | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Michael Seitzman

Ironically, the fact that Obama granted his opponent the courtesy of pointing out the places where they agree is the very quality of leadership that McCain continues to falsely claim as his own.

Where My Mind Went After the Debate

Will.i.am | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Will.i.am

I'm glad that Senator Obama brought domestic issues to a foreign policy debate, because fixing "home" would alter our foreign relations.

Ringside

Nora Ephron | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Nora Ephron

There was a moment, when the debate ended and the wives came up on stage, where I actually knew, or thought I knew, who had won. I'm sorry to say it, but it was John McCain.

A Good Night for Stasis, a Bad Night for Reality

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

It was a good night for Obama because, when 83 percent of the country believe we are on the wrong track, standing toe-to-toe with McCain on foreign policy is all you need to do. And Obama clearly did that.

Obama Underwhelms, McCain Patronizes

Paul Reiser | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Paul Reiser

I have to say, I did want to see more fire from Obama. I did want him to let the anger loose. I did want him to slap back at McCain's endless patronizing tone.

Obama to McCain: 'You Were Wrong'

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Taylor Marsh

Obama's goal tonight was to simply become an equal to the "legendary" foreign policy man John McCain. He accomplished that, while showing unending patience with his opponent.

An Honest Appraisal of Tonight's Debate

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Obama did not win this debate. He didn't lose it either. But McCain was given far too much leeway in my opinion without counterpunching, which might reinforce the trope that Democrats don't know how to fight.

The McCain-Kissinger Flip Flop

Max Bergmann | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Max Bergmann

McCain has never supported talks with Iran at the Secretary of State level. So either McCain has massively shifted positions on Iran or he is completely misrepresenting his position on Iran.

Tonights Debate Loser: You and Me

Sean Penn | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Sean Penn

The result tonight was another frustrating piece of American media that is at once far too polite, and at the same time, dismissive of an American public's need to know anything beyond jingoistic self-aggrandizement.

Tonight's Presidential Debate: Victory for Obama, More of the Same from McCain

Sheryl Crow | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Sheryl Crow

I think I feel the same as most Americans when I say I am beyond tired of hearing John McCain sell this war and passing it off as great leadership. To me, McCain proved himself as the stubborn one.

Barack Did Great, McCain Okay But Angry

Chris Durang | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Chris Durang

McCain, to be fair, showed some of his knowledge in a good way. But he's too old, he's from the 20th century, the country doesn't need him now.

McCain's Debate Behavior Condescends To New Levels

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Art Brodsky

As a debate tactic, McCain's behavior was understandable, and a classic Karl Rove characteristic. Take your weakness and make it a strength. Take your opponent's strength and make it a weakness.

Tonight's Debate: Will Our Children Fare Better than Us?

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Marian Wright Edelman

This debate underscored the central question that each of us must ask ourselves before choosing our next president: Will our children and our children's children fare better than us?

Obama-McCain Presidential Debate Reaction: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Huffington Post

Nora Ephron: Ringside: There was a moment, when the debate ended and the wives came up on stage, where I actually knew, or thought I knew, who had wo...

McCain's Debate Message: How To Lose More Friends And Alienate People

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Jacob Heilbrunn

To listen to McCain speaking in tonight's debate was to be thrust back into a time warp, where al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein are plotting together, and America must go on a crusade to stomp out the infidels.

Obama Passes Commander in Chief Test

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Ilan Goldenberg

Obama won on key issues demonstrating that our foreign policy is more than just about the surge. McCain frequently reverted back to clichés calling his opponent naïve and lacking judgment.

Kevin Spacey To Teach At Oxford University

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 06.21.2008 | Entertainment


LONDON — Kevin Spacey already has two Academy Awards and heads London's Old Vic theater. Now he can add a new title _ Oxford University professo...