Category Archives: Culture
Why Must We Always Get Mad in March? (“An Interlude on ‘The Big Dancer'”)
Last week the St. John’s men’s basketball team beat Rutgers in a game that may be best remembered for its “wild last minute” of play. With 4.9 seconds left in the game and St. John’s ahead 65-63, Rutgers inbounded the … Continue reading
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In the Aftermath of Tucson IV (“The Tree of Life”)
Both a legend from the Bible and a dream from one of the 20th century’s more infamous murderers were compared in last week’s post to dreams and visions of alleged Tucson shooter Jared Loughner. In all cases, it would seem … Continue reading
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In the Aftermath of Tucson III (“Lack of Earthly Reality”)
The David Brooks quote which opened the first “In the Aftermath of Tucson” post will serve again as a jumping off point for this and the next blog post: “Civility is a tree with deep roots, and without the roots, it can’t … Continue reading
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In the Aftermath of Tucson II (“Moral Imaginations”)
At about the twenty minute mark of his memorial address in Tucson last month, President Obama included these impassioned words: “But what we can’t do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on one another. As we … Continue reading
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The Myth of Blood Libel V (“Sacrifice of Innocence”)
This post attempts to more clearly connect the previous entries in the “Blood Libel” series to the shootings in Tucson. If readers have read these earlier entries in puzzlement, wondering what ideas such as persona, shadow and shame, individuation, or … Continue reading
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