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- John T. Jost: The Psychologist of Acquiescence
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* Steve Wynn and the Press: Power, Litigation, and the Contest Over Las Vegas (6-3-26)
* Sheldon Adelson and the Journalists (6-3-26)
* The Vigilant Animal: Thinkers Who Reject the Myth of Human Gullibility (6-2-26)
* The Cost of Refusing the Misunderstanding Myth (6-2-26)
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* The Norm Explainers (6-2-26)
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* What would it look like if the Washington Post put its reader first? (6-1-26)
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Category Archives: Articles
Living Without Hope
Chaim Amalek writes: One by one, all the men in whom I invest my hopes for tomorrow seem to fall by the wayside. First Luke Ford, then Rudolf Giuliani. I tell you, if this Barak Hussein Obama becomes president, the … Continue reading
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Sean Young to rehab after DGA outburst
I took a bunch of photos of Sean Young at a Blade Runner screening Dec. 9, 2007. If this is the face of alcoholism, then pour me a drink. LOS ANGELES – Sean Young has entered rehabilitation for alcohol abuse … Continue reading
When Should We Seek To Be Loved?
From Dennis Prager: Tuesday January 29, 2008 H1: Economic Facts and Fallacies With Dennis Prager Prager H1: Dennis talks to Thomas Sowell, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. They discuss the candidates, the economy and destructive economic myths. … Continue reading
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Taking Advantage of Women Thinking I’m Gay
A theater director writes in the February issue of a men’s sophisticate: If people want to make assumptions, why not use it to my advantage? For instance, if a woman tinks you’re gay, she’s automatically more physical wiht you. Igave … Continue reading
Miri Ben-Ari – The Israeli Hip-Hop Violinist
I just read an interview with this Israeli girl in the February issue of Penthouse. From Wikipedia: Miri Ben-Ari (born 1978), a Grammy Award winning violinist, originally from Israel. Her unique strings sound has revolutionized music by fusing classical, jazz, … Continue reading
‘You Did The Same Thing To Jesus!’
I’ve put aside the sacred texts to produce this Jane Fonda-style workout video to the theme of Rocky. Chaim Amalek writes: If you were more entrepreneurial, you would be rich! Think: baseball trading cards but with rabbis instead of sportsmen. … Continue reading
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‘Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times’
I love this new book by Dennis McDougal and not just because I get a mention in the thank-you section. Publishers Weekly says: Taking on not just a legendary subject, but a legendarily private subject-refusing biographers and TV personalities, Nicholson … Continue reading
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What’s Now Vs. What’s Next
My friend emails: The Democratic party base is about what is next, not what is now. Contrast that with the Republicans who are about what is the past, not what is now. What is now is probably John Edwards and … Continue reading
The news industry must break its habit of hiding its best editorial content if it is to use online to reverse its decline in readership
Robert Niles writes for OJR: Everyday I check the website of the Pasadena Star-News. And every day, the front section of the website’s homepage is obscured by a pop-up widget urging me to take a survey about the site’s new … Continue reading
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Rex Morgan Out Of The Closet
What’s going on with this comic strip? According to the syndicator: Created in 1948 by the late Dr. Nicholas P. Dallis, a psychiatrist from Scottsdale, Arizona, Rex Morgan M.D. continues to be the quintessential family practice physician. Dr. Dallis created … Continue reading
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