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...were complete without an Odetta rendition of "We Shall Overcome" - and cultural. "The first thing that turned me on to folksinging was Odetta," Bob Dylan once said, and listening to that Tradition album helped persuade the young rocker to switch from electric to acoustic guitar. Odetta returned the favor in 1965, recording an LP of Dylan songs with an emphasis on the antiwar numbers rather than Dylan's sheaf of civil rights ballads...
...Where do we go now that Citi's been bailed out? Do toxic assets remain on other institutions' books? And if so, why? Is it too difficult for the government to price them and run the auctions that would get rid of them? So Tim, do us all a favor. Make two long, sober speeches: one explaining systemic risk, and one explaining, conceptually, what you will be up to once you take over at Treasury. The chuckleheads of American pop culture and political journalism be damned; these times - alas - demand seriousness. And you, thank God, are up to that...
...directly touched by the tragedy in Mumbai, how our community reacts to the events remains critically important. In so doing, let us not be afraid to acknowledge what these attacks represent: Modern Islam has a problem, and it is that shockingly large numbers of today’s Muslims favor a domination of those who espouse Western principles...
...This is not a problem exclusive to less modernized countries. It rages across the United Kingdom and Europe. A 2006 survey of a cross-section of British Muslims found that half favor being governed by Sharia Law, the extremely antiquated and intolerant Islamic code. Nor is it a problem exclusive to countries fighting the War on Terror: The Netherlands is increasingly terrorized by Muslim extremists. In 2004, filmmaker Theo Van Gogh was brutally murdered after producing the documentary “Submission,” which detailed the culture of subjugation of Muslim women. After shooting Van Gogh repeatedly...
CORRECTION Lucy M. Caldwell's December 2, 2008 column, "Lessons From Mumbai," incorrectly stated that half of British Muslims favored being governed under Sharia law. In fact, only 30.9 percent reported being in favor of Sharia. The figure stated in the article referred to the 45.1 percent of British Muslims who believe that the September 11th attacks were a conspiracy by the United States and Israel. The writer regrets the error...