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The phrase ‘Does the fact’ naturally invites howls of derision: it’s a fact that every child knows that the Japanese…
I think I would answer “Does the fact that the United States of America has never experienced a foreign occupation…
Rex Martin was a first class person with a sharp intellect and wry sense of humor. He was an excellent…
21. Is style the last refuge against AI?
All about class.
*important caveat that said TT job was secured via an internal hire where two other grads of the same school…
Excellent questions! Re question 6, I have actually already invented a new punctuation mark. I can’t type it here, as…
Edward Said (1935-2003)
The Columbia University memorial notice is here, though it says next to nothing about his important political work.
The New York Times obituary, which reverses the emphasis, is here.
9/30 UPDATE: this is one of the better memorials I’ve seen, courtesy of On-Line Journal.
10/1 UPDATE: Also see this site.
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