The last time the New York Knicks made the NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs were the opponent and just happened to have a generational big-man talent who was heading to the title round for the first time
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As a budding writer, getting my name in a newspaper meant more than getting paid for the article. The post A Young Letter-Writer’s Sound and Fury appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture A Young Letter-Writer’s Sound and Fury As a budding writer, getting my name in a newspaper meant more than getting paid for the article. Credit: Triff/Shutterstock Many think of the letters-to-the-editor page in local newspapers as the place where those with deep-seated opinions and agendas (and infinite confidence in the same) are invited to let loose. It’s just a soapbox, right? For me, however, the page provided something more serious and lasting: an early, and essential, access point to journalism. When I was a teenager in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the print media still had an aura of incomparable prestige, and to win publication of a letter to the editor seemed about as momentous a feat to me as selling an article…Open
The great abstractions of good and evil, pleasure and pain, are sometimes sliding down our shin. The post The Problem of Painful Socks appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag The Problem of Painful Socks The great abstractions of good and evil, pleasure and pain, are sometimes sliding down our shin. TakiMag Somewhat to my surprise, I have developed for the first time in my life an allergy to the elastic in my socks. I suppose it serves me right for having bought cheap pairs on the internet, which are probably manufactured in conditions of the utmost pollution and the cheapest labor. At any rate, I wake up in the night with an intense itching just above my ankle, exactly where the tops of my socks reach. Of course, I then do exactly what any doctor would tell me not to do, namely scratch the itch vigorously. Such scratching is supposed to make itching worse in the long run, but I find that if I scratch…Open
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The Arab monarchies found out that the U.S. is less committed to their protection than they might hope. The post The Gulf’s Bad Gamble appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Gulf’s Bad Gamble The Arab monarchies found out that the U.S. is less committed to their protection than they might hope. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images) The recent war with Iran has been fought largely without the support of traditional European allies as well as aspirational Asian ones. Middle Eastern allies, however, have been far more willing partners. Israel is the most notable, but the Gulf states should not escape notice. They spent the last several decades sidling up to Western governments and capital, an approach that seemed broadly successful. They were able to maintain just enough interest in radical Islam to keep their people at bay, which meant the system broadly worked. But the most recent…Open
A Chinese-born woman accused of infiltration has set off a debate over how Taiwan defends its democracy without profiling migrants from China.
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The remains of the two workers who were still missing after the blast this week at a Washington State paper mill were recovered on Saturday, officials said.
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Abdul El-Sayed, who is currently front-running the Democratic Party primaries has been backed up by Bernie Sanders surrogate and controversial Muslim activist Linda Sarsour for nearly a decade.
The report said hackers linked to foreign governments and criminal organizations are capable of targeting operational systems that control pumps, valves, chemical treatments and water distribution at drinking water and wastewater facilities across the United States
Europe believes that Russia's goal may now be a long-term standoff with the West
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Study attempts to more accurately assess a faculty member’s political ideology through culling campaign contributions, instead of merely finding a member’s political affiliation.
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