Being Jewish at UCLA

“Given that you are a Jewish student and very active in the Jewish community, how do you see yourself being able to maintain an unbiased view?”  That question was posed…
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More on Moore

Chief Justice Roy Moore of Alabama is currently in the news for instructing the state's probate judges that they do not need to adhere to a federal court ruling that…
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ME/CFS Follow-Up

In addition to the supportive comments on this and other blogs, I have received quite a few private emails since writing about ME/CFS, especially after my post was picked up…
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Laura Hillenbrand, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and me

In the clips below, Laura Hillenbrand (author of Unbroken and Seabiscuit) explains some of the extraordinary difficulties of living with Myalgic Encelphalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).  She is often unable to stand or…
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Prof. Salaita and the Donor Meme

The Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure (CAFT) at the University of Illinois recently issued its report on the Steven Salaita case.  To the surprise of almost nobody, CAFT determined ...
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Prisoner Exchanges

Critics of the Obama administration's prisoner exchanges (with Cuba and the Taliban) should read the following paragraphs from the obituary of Richard C. Hottelet, who reported from Germany for CBS…
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Scalia and Torture

I have posted an article on Salon about Justice Antonin Scalia's recent comments on torture.  The title is Scalia's Torture Debacle, and the link is here.  Here are the opening…
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