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...Idiot James Poniewozik's essay "The Age of iPod Politics," about Americans' ability to fashion their own insular world, was right on target [Sept. 27]. With the smorgasbord of available media coverage of presidential politics, we can see to it that even the news can be personalized to jibe with our own particular reality. America's endless supply of niche media outlets has given us the option of selecting a news source that suits our specific political ideology, leaving us with a narrower perspective and a brazen contempt for opposing viewpoints. Individualism and dissent are the lifeblood of our democracy...
...true that we are young and have lots of ground to cover. But as we speed-read our way through the semester, the acquisition of critical judgment does not always seem to be the priority. Save for the concentrated spurt of penning an essay, we do not always have the time, nor do we learn to develop the patience, to dissect arguments, to grapple with difficult texts or theoretical problems we encounter. Sections face the absurd task of making 15 or more people reflect on 100 pages of dense writings in under an hour. No wonder they are often...
...ESSAY: Charles Krauthammer in defense of fear-peddling...
...largely retreated from the experiential issues explored in works like “Wave” and began to use his work to launch a much more powerful political critique that reached far beyond the museum context to engage broader social issues. And as Weiss points out in her essay in the exhibition catalog, Charlotte Posenenske stopped making art altogether in 1968 and began studying sociology because, in her own words, “art could not contribute to the solution of urgent social problems...
...LETTERS NOTEBOOK YOUR TIME: Technology ESSAY: Charles Krauthammer in defense of fear-peddling