A psychoanalytically inclined friend of mine once told me that you can tell the important dreams not because you know what they mean, but because you can’t get them out of your head. As an anthropologist I’ve noticed something similar about ethnographic fieldwork: You live through moments that immediately seem important to you, but it [...]
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Elvis Costello - Tramp The Dirt Down
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The Argument Against Generosity
McCain Hammers Away at ‘Spreading the Wealth’
Elizabeth Holmes reports from Manchester, N.H., on the presidential race.
John McCain continues to hint that Barack Obama’s economic policies teeter on socialism. He harped on the Democrat’s “spread the wealth” line at a New Hampshire rally Wednesday.
“Before government can redistribute wealth, it has to confiscate wealth from those who [...]
McCain, Palin, Education, Class
Since her selection as John McCain's running mate, the Republican National Committee spent more than $150,000 on clothing and make-up for Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband, and even her infant son, it was reported on Tuesday evening.
That entertaining scoop — which came by way of Politico — sent almost immediate reverberations through the presidential race. [...]
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