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June 1, 2002

Worth your time (2)
  • “Cold War in a Hot Climate,” by Anne Applebaum, in Slate. An argument that the cold-blooded logic of MAD shows evidence of operating between India and Pakistan, just as it did between the US and the USSR. Yes, this is actual optimism.
  • “The September 11 X-Files,” by David Corn, in the Nation. Measured assessment of various post-9/11 conspiracy theories, from a left-liberal point of view; very good at tracing the backgrounds of some of the more popular theories and their advocates. Does it matter that conspiracy theorist Mike Ruppert, much-cited on web sites like BartCop, professes “a near universal respect of the LaRouche organization’s detailed and precise research”? I’d call that an alarm bell. At the same time, Corn is careful to note several good questions that remain worrisomely unanswered, and notes the people and groups who keep asking them.
  • “Don’t save the Queen—for her sake,” by Johannn Hari, from the New Statesman. “Monarchists claim to love and respect the Queen - yet they snatched her at birth and systematically ruined her life. As we mark 50 years of tormenting her on the throne, it is perhaps time we looked at the damage we have inflicted on Elizabeth Windsor.”
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Matt McIrvin ::: (view all by) ::: June 01, 2002, 04:19 PM:

A nitpick about the Applebaum article, that I suppose actually provides additional support for her argument, albeit not a great deal: The US and USSR *did* share a common border. It just wasn't one at which the massing of troops was terribly prone to happen.