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...black intellectuals to face up to their own racist attitudes. Invoking the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr., you wrote, "While anti-Semitism is generally on the wane in this country, it has been on the rise among black Americans. A recent survey finds not only that blacks are twice as likely as whites to hold anti-Semitic views but—significantly—that it is among younger and more educated blacks that anti-Semitism is most pronounced." You argued then that owning up to such internal racism was the key to self-respect. Now that America...

Author: By Ruth R. Wisse | Title: A Colleague's Concerns | 7/30/2009 | See Source »

...homes of their parents—with whom they share a last name—to live on their own, for example. And relatives who reside in different cities or states can go without seeing other family members for months at a time, until holidays once or twice a year—if even that...

Author: By Ahmed N. Mabruk | Title: What's in a Surname? | 7/29/2009 | See Source »

...they should decide. Otherwise, voters may stick with Dodd. The people of Connecticut are notoriously stubborn—they call their state, “The Land of Steady Habits.” I hope that isn’t their way of saying they make the same mistakes twice...

Author: By Brian J. Bolduc | Title: Dump Dodd—Then What? | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

Foxx, Rep. Virginia • giggle-inducing declaration - "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on you" - is made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Preposterous Week! Paul Slansky's News Index | 7/24/2009 | See Source »

...Ghan's passengers are Australians undertaking an almost ritualistic pilgrimage through their colossal backyard, and the local accent predominates in the elegant dining car, where kangaroo steaks and fine Australian wines are served. But it's not all sitting, drinking and gazing through a window: the Ghan stops twice for half-day tours like exploring sacred Aboriginal sites around Alice Springs or floating down the deep, rocky Katherine Gorge. Keep an eye out for any passing camel herds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scenes of Martian Redness in Australia | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

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