Americans face a moral reckoning March 26, 2007
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Americans face a moral reckoning
By James Carroll | March 26, 2007
YOU HAVE been reading “The Sorrow of War” by Bao Ninh, the classic account of what in Vietnam is called the American war. The title of Bao Ninh’s novel captures the feeling of grief and loss that always comes in the wake of violent conflict. [...]
The many forms of fundamentalism March 21, 2007
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By James Carroll | March 19, 2007
Nearly a decade and a half ago, this condemnation of fundamentalism was issued: “The fundamentalist approach is dangerous, for it is attractive to people who look to the Bible for ready answers to the problems of life . . . instead of telling them that the Bible does not necessarily [...]
Primary Christmas story: Mary vs. the empire December 26, 2006
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By James Carroll | December 25, 2006
“AS FOR MARY, she treasured all these things, and pondered them in her heart.” (Luke 2:19). What things? The shame of her mysterious pregnancy, the terrible requirement to travel far away, the inhospitable place in which to give birth to her baby, the manger as his only cradle, shepherds [...]
Colonize other planets: Hawking November 30, 2006
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Humans must colonize other planets: Hawking
Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:45 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) – Humans must colonize planets in other solar systems traveling there using “Star Trek”-style propulsion or face extinction, renowned British cosmologist Stephen Hawking said on Thursday.
Referring to complex theories and the speed of light, Hawking, the wheel-chair bound Cambridge University physicist, told [...]
Israel’s land-rights problem November 29, 2006
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By James Carroll November 27, 2006
THE WORSENING conflict between Israelis and Palestinians reached a rare point of clarification last week, but an ominous one. It involved leaked Israeli government documents apparently showing that significant parts of Israeli settlements in the West Bank are on land unjustly appropriated from Palestinians.
“One Third of Jewish Area Is on [...]
War, religion, and gay rights November 15, 2006
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By James Carroll | November 13, 2006
In Jerusalem, Muslims and Jews have found common cause: attacking gay people.
A gay pride parade was scheduled for Friday. In Palestinian areas, Muslim leaders vigorously condemned homosexuality as criminal, and in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods, Jewish demonstrators staged raucous protests. As a result, organizers canceled the parade. One of them said, [...]
Low-Carb Diet Doesn’t Up Heart Risk November 10, 2006
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Researchers Say It’s Best to Avoid Extreme Diets, Whether Low-Fat or Low-Carbohydrate
By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Medical News
Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD
on Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Nov. 8, 2006 — Critics of low-carbohydrate diets claim that they promote heart disease, but one of the first studies to examine the long-term effects of low-carb eating suggests otherwise.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public [...]
Caught between Iraq and a hard place…. November 6, 2006
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What it will take to end war
By James Carroll | November 6, 2006
THE WAR in Iraq has emerged as a key issue in tomorrow’s election, but in what way can its course be influenced by voting results?
On the one hand, President Bush has just renewed allegiance to Donald Rumsfeld, the contractor of disaster, and to [...]
A Friend Enlists…. October 23, 2006
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Kevin Adams, 39, of Marblehead, shown with a photo of his father in his military days, is headed for Army basic training. (Janet Knott/Globe Staff)
Older recruits fill out military
More enlistees in their 30s, 40s
By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff | October 23, 2006
Kevin Adams, 39, has a white-collar job, a girlfriend, a cat, and a home [...]
The makings of a nuclear standoff October 16, 2006
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The makings of a nuclear standoff
By James Carroll | October 16, 2006
NORTH KOREA has the bomb. That a regime led by the apparently misanthropic Kim Jong Il is now nuclear capable may undercut the mad balance of deterrence, with disastrous results. How did we come to this?
Washington bet that blustering belligerence was the way to [...]
