Ok, so how do you list mental groceries if your brain is empty? Devoid of intelligence. Bereft of thought. Not even terribly interested in it. I think I know what this is. It’s the fact of several insane weeks piling up to one grand finish in the pre-Passover madness and then the Seder and then [...]
All posts for the month March, 2010
In which Snow Patrol reads my mind.
Posted by emilylhauser on March 31, 2010
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/in-which-snow-patrol-reads-my-mind/
Passover and the arc of the universe.
Of course — of course — at this point in the day, mere hours before the Seder, I have very little time at my disposal, indeed. Indeed, some might argue (me, for instance) that I am, in fact, out of time and nearly out of luck! The sun will set, the holiday will arrive, and [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on March 29, 2010
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/passover-and-the-arc-of-the-universe/
An open letter to conservatives. OMG.
I’m taking a very brief (too brief) respite from my Passover cleaning in order to try to draw even more eyes to what is really rather a stunning document: “An open letter to conservatives,” by Russell King. (I found it at TPM, where he cross-posted it, but Mr. King also blogs at Russ’ Filtered News). [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on March 28, 2010
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/an-open-letter-to-conservatives-omg/
It doesn’t happen often… (+ Q/A)
… but on occasion, I write and write and write — and then trash what I’ve just written. Today was one of those days. There have been a couple of questions lately so I’ll quickly answer those, and hope for greater inspiration next week. Commenter dmf asked if I will be returning to the MLK [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on March 26, 2010
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/it-doesnt-happen-often-qa/
Good stuff: great stuff.
In keeping with yesterday’s promise, I am not writing today about a short list of things with which this blog has been very much preoccupied lately. Yeesh! Enough already! Indeed, I’m hardly going to write at all — rather, I’m going to present an odd, and fairly random, assortment of really great stuff I’ve come [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on March 25, 2010
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/good-stuff-great-stuff/
PS: A promise for tomorrow.
I’m not sure if this promise is for me or my readers, but here’s a short list of topics I will not be covering tomorrow: Israel/Palestine Israeli-US relations Islam the Middle East Health care reform American politics death and/or bereavement I, at the very least, am in need of a break! (Hopefully I won’t be [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on March 24, 2010
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/ps-a-promise-for-tomorrow/
Islam – a reading list.
As promised yesterday, I’ve compiled a short list of books about Islam, but first I must offer the biggest caveat I can muster: I am not an expert on Islam. I know a whole lot about Israel/Palestine; I know a good deal about American-Israeli relations; I know a fair amount about American foreign policy in [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on March 24, 2010
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/islam-a-reading-list/
No comment. (Other than this: Yay!)
President Barack Obama’s signature on the health insurance reform bill at the White House, March 23, 2010. Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
Posted by emilylhauser on March 23, 2010
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/no-comment-other-than-this-yay/
Anti-terrorism fatwa.
A friend from Balloon Juice, the lovely Leelee, told me about some good news out of England: Pakistani-born Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, a leading Islamic theologian and former Pakistani lawmaker, recently issued a scathing fatwa condemning terrorism. Announcing his ruling first in London on March 2, and then again in Islamabad on March 18, [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on March 23, 2010
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/anti-terrorism-fatwa/
HCR – FTW!
I will post something else later, but the day cannot begin without me first saying: WHOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOO!!! There are all sorts of reasons to not love this bill, there are probably even more reasons to be unhappy about the way it came about. But it’s a really good start, and it’s just possible that it’s very [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on March 22, 2010
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/hcr-ftw/
