Seventy years ago today on April 13, 1943, the Jefferson Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC, on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth (4/13/1743).
I swear to you all: There is a typo in the Jefferson Memorial. On the wall, etched in stone, as you can see from these photos, it says, “Governments are instituted among men. We…”
The quote from the Declaration of Independence is, “Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just power from the governed.”
Tell me I’m wrong.
America’s democracy-loving government at work….David C. Unger
We love democracy! Except when we don’t.
In an excerpt from The Emergency State: America’s Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs, David C. Unger makes the argument that “The defining mistake of Obama’s first-term foreign policy was his decision to escalate American military operations in Afghanistan.”
What do you think is Obama’s biggest mistake?
(You can also follow The Emergency State blog that I set up.)
New Podcast: Andy Zaltzman, comedian and co-host of The Bugle podcast, reads anecdotes from the pages of LQ about the ancient Roman emperors Nero, Caligula, and Commodus that would put any Berlusconi, Putin, or Turkmenbashi to shame.
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You can follow the Bugle on Twitter @HelloBuglers or listen to it here. Follow Andy on Twitter @ZaltzCricket or read his cricket blog here.
Who knew Nero was such a freak?
By the way, Andy Zaltzman: Pitch perfect.
1. What do you propose to do? [20 words]
Scale a UNICEF branded mobile and web application which allows young people to report community risks and hazards to local duty bearers.
2. Is anyone doing something like this now and how is your project different? [30 words]
There are other mapping…
Wow. Another cool Knight News Challenge entry.
(Source: newschallenge1)
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1844 / London - An Alternative Reality - Lapham’s Quarterly
Oh Friedrich Engels…
Osama kept coming back to Whitney Houston. He asked if I knew her personally when I lived in America. I told him I didn’t. He said that he had a paramount desire for Whitney Houston, and although he claimed music was evil, he spoke of someday spending vast amounts of money to go to America and…
Memories.
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Why the GOP should stop invoking Reaganomics - The Washington Post
And with that, they were left speechless.
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Why Not Be Jubilant? - Lapham’s Quarterly
From a beautiful letter to Jackson Pollack from his dad.
