Gnostical Turpitude: Tuesday Link Laziness

July 13, 2004

Tuesday Link Laziness

In case you're in desperate need of reading material, here are some links I'd recommend:

In The Boston Review, Rick Perlstein discusses how the Democrats can win the congressional elections of 2018. Robert Reich, Ruy Teixera, Elaine Kamarck, and other prominent Democrats discuss Perlstein's argument in a New Democracy forum. (In an unrelated Boston Review article, James Hynes looks at the works of Pat Barker.)
The religion scholar Karen Armstrong looks at the history of marriage in The Guardian.
National Review interviews David Hackett Fischer, the Brandeis historian who's written about Paul Revere's ride and George Washington crossing the Delaware.
Marc Cooper interviews Chalmers Johnson in LA Weekly (via Cliopatria).
In The Telegraph, Niall Ferguson reviews Timothy Garton Ash. Ash, meanwhile, has written a Guardian essay on a supposedly oxymoronic term: "British intellectual."
In Common-Place, a Harvard grad student discusses his research on suicide, and the historian who worked with Colonial House describes his experiences with the show.
The Independent profiles the writer Mark Haddon, whose latest children's book is giving J.K. Rowling a run for her money.
National Journal asks what we can expect from an Edwards vice presidency, while The Washington Post discusses Ted Kennedy's role in the 2004 election.
The Mises Review assesses the work of Gertrude Himmelfarb (via AL Daily).
Ron Chernow discusses the anniversary of the Hamilton-Burr duel; descendants of the two combatants re-enact the events of July 11, 1804; Antonio Burr discusses both the re-enactment and his ancestor's life.
The New York Times looks at the successful Jeopardy run of a (very) casual acquaintance of mine, Ken Jennings. (The article is a little too quick to make two conclusions I'd dispute--that Jennings is annoying and that Jeopardy is a smart show--but it's better than I expected.)
Alex Ross discusses the authenticity of Shostakovich's Testimony at his blog, The Rest is Silence.
Terry Teachout explains why he's often uncomfortable when strangers ask him what he's reading. (It's a nice blog entry; I know I've had similar feelings, also dating back to junior high or so.)

A couple of these articles say some kind of silly things, but they're all worth a look, I think.

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