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"Pro-Palestinian" and "Pro-Israel" are tribal terms that obfuscate basic human rights.
Professor Derek Peterson’s address begins about 2:00:30 on the video.
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Note: I have written before, and will repeat here, that the biggest blow American Jews could deal to antisemitism would be for all of us to stand up with...
When the Hagiography Stops and the Truth-Telling Begins: The Legacy of E.O. Wilson.
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Note: From time to time this newsletter republishes articles we think readers might not have seen or would not mind seeing again or that newer readers never did see. This is one of those times.
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De passage en passage...
Trois des passages couverts de Paris.
This is just a prelude to what might be two or three posts from France, where my wife and I lived for 30 years before returning (me) and emigrating (her) to the United States. The reasons for leaving w...
Mixed Feelings Department: Former Fauci aide pleads guilty to concealing federal records.
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As regular readers of “Words for the Wise” know, I am a science journalist of longstanding tenure; I have also, over the past several years, written a lot in this space about the debate over the origins of Covid-19. While the...
Spirit of Place: On Calypso's Island
The late Minna Turner with her dog Ginger / Flip Chalfant
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Note: With “The Odyssey” still in cinemas across the country, I am republishing another one of my islands stories which touches on this myth, although this piece was...
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Michael Balter is a journalist/journalism instructor based near NYC. Over 40+ years, he has written for Science, Scientific American, NYT, WaPo, SciAm, L.A. Times, CJR, Bon Appetit, Islands, SAPIENS, etc.
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