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By David Alpaugh 16 September 2014 Obama says ISIL, the Media ISIS. Both sides agree that the world’s in a crisis. ISIL! ISIS! SCHMISIL! SCHMISIS! Let’s call the whole thing off. Barak adores air strikes, abominates boot spikes. He thinks Iraq likes to... More »
By David Alpaugh Millions of contemporary readers are ignoring great books, turned off by titles that strike them as inaccessible, politically incorrect, or hopelessly retro. The classics can remain relevant to the Facebook generation—but only if editors mus... More »
by David Alpaugh A slick politician named Edwards When he saw his campaign going bedwards Cried, “Wife, dying of cancer, If you’ll be my dancer, I’ll be yours until you go deadwards. # See http://www.davidalpaugh.com for David Alpaugh’s... More »
by David Alpaugh The 5th century B.C. philosopher Zeno is famous for proving the impossibility of getting from point A to Z because one must first get halfway there; then halfway again; and so on, forever. Recent excavation in Zeno’s hometown of Elea, in sou... More »