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If ... you must 04/25/2007

If you haven't read Don Surber's apology; you must.
The value of many things has decreased over time. As has the value of an apology. See for comparison JoshuaPundit's when When sorry really is ... sorry.

If you haven't read We are all responsible for preventing violence by Dr. Helen; you must.

If you haven't read Escape from Pianosa's Guns, Guns, Guns; you must.
If you haven't read Meryl Yourish's More on the Tough Guys; you must.
I realize these two come down on opposite sides of the debate. Still both worth reading.

If you haven't read Brain Terminal's Nanny State Hyprocrites; you must.

If you haven't read Ocean Guy's Quote of the Day; you must.
A lot of bloggers have recommended the Christopher Hitchens piece that it's taken from. I haven't read the Hitchens article yet, but you might want to check it out too.

If you haven't read SerAndEz's Treating Cancer; you must.

If you haven't seen Dzeni's Soft Geometry; you must.
The best of Dzeni's images have a calming effect. And given how harrowing the previous entry was, a good choice to look at now.

If you haven't read Simply Jews' Neve Gordon and Political Science; you must.
Simply Jews deconstructs one of the media's favorite (and prolific) Israeli anti-Israel exhibitionists. ("We're not anti-Israel, see we publish opinion pieces by this authoritative Israeli scholar.") It's nice work if you can get it.

If you haven't read Likelihood of Success's I don't get paid to say this; The Atlantic and me; you must.
My magazine of choice is Commentary The Atlantic has some must reading, but I don't think I ever appreciated it fully. If you want to see how good the Atlantic could get, read The Roots of Muslim Rage by Bernard Lewis. It's 17 years old and still relevant.

If you haven't read Anti-Semitism in Germany at Laz a Fare; you must.
Add Germany to France and Norway.

"In two countries - France and Norway - chief rabbis are calling on Jews not to step outside with Jewish symbols on their person," said Prof. Dina Porat, who edited the report along with Stauber.

If you must

Blogdigger tags: Virginia Tech Massacre, Guns, The Atlantic, Antisemitism, Germany, The Nanny State, Apologies, Neve Gordon.