Posted on February 10, 2010 by Mary Grabar
Cathy Young presents one of the most reasonable assessments of Ayn Rand as her birthday passes. Atlas Shrugs has some great passages, some great jabs at the left. But parts of it are very disturbing, and Cathy points them out. (Oh, and the sex scenes just parody themselves.) It seems that many of Ayn Rand’s [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2010 by Mary Grabar
Nearly 50 children’s books published so far. No, nothing about Chicago-style cronyism. Nothing to compare the corruption to the original founders’ vision or Constitutional principles. How many schools carry these books?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/shortstack/2009/12/a_bounty_of_obama_kid_lit.html
Posted on November 12, 2009 by Mary Grabar
Morehouse English professor Stephane Dunn, writing in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution today, implores Morehouse men to pull up their pants and dress appropriately when they attend her class. I say ‘hurray’ to Morehouse for its new dress code and to Professor Dunn for speaking up.
Because she is a “sister,” Dunn is allowed to command her [...]
Posted on October 28, 2009 by Mary Grabar
Very pertinent these days, considering what’s going with Fox News and efforts from the White House to control journalism. Read the review here
Jonathan Yardley – Behind the Iron Curtain – washingtonpost.com
Posted on October 19, 2009 by Mary Grabar
Doesn’t sound like a book I’d recommend. This retired librarian of 32 years recommends this. Too much blood-letting and betrayal have led to cynicism. One of the comments in this post about goths displays a more profound understanding of the type of attitude such reading (and viewing) encourages. As I’ve written before, librarians have [...]
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