Some additional Ralph Waldo Emerson celebrations in honor of his 200th birthday on Sunday.
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“The Cathars, like the heroes of ‘The Matrix,’ had an especially handy rationale for violence: if it ain’t real, it can’t really bleed.”
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Sorkin’s parting shot.
“The idiots will take it from here, Sorkin seemed to be telling his viewers.”
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Ideophilia?
“Idealism was the sex of ‘The West Wing,’ an élan vital that drove even small-minded people to mad acts of ethics.”
Coverage of “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning.”
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Ralph Waldo Emerson watch.
“Harvard Magazine” printed a picture of a fake Emerson!
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Emerson watch.
More on Ralph Waldo Emerson’s bicentennial.
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Mother Jones review.
George Packer identifies four habits of the besieged mind, coping strategies that also keep us from thinking clearly.
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Pile on.
A good case for ignoring Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, and their ilk.
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Brown’s it-list.
“New York’s hot brainiac of choice.”