Lakshmi Chaudhry
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The Godless Fundamentalist
In The Root of All Evil, biologist Richard Dawkins reveals his own lust for certainty
vol. 30, iss. 12 movies, religion, religion
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The Power of Mean
Fuller argues that the moral power of Rankism = that everyone experiences being a somebody and a nobody - can overcome the innate force of bullying?
vol. 30, iss. 11 books
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Why Pakistan Gets A Nuclear Pass
The Bush administration's pragmatic policy toward Pakistan suggests its foreign policy is less ideological than imperial
vol. 30, iss. 10 administration, international, politics, weapons
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The True Temptations of the West
Temptations of the West: How to be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet and Beyond is a travelogue by Pankaj Mishra about the shadow of poverty in South Asia.
web only art culture, books, s.e. asia
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Why Hemingway Is Chick-Lit
Women read more fiction than men.
vol. 30, iss. 09 art culture, books, gender
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What Not to Watch
Makeover shows like "What Not to Wear" teach women to listen to their inner demonsMakeover shows like "What Not to Wear" teach women to listen to their inner demons
web only gender, television
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Perpetuating the Yellow Peril
At first glance, Jeff Adachi's Slanted Screen is an earnest documentary that covers familiar ground. The shameful depiction… more
vol. 30, iss. 07 art culture, gender, movies, race
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Charting a Sane Course in the Middle East
When the planes crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, "everything changed." Or so people said.… more
vol. 30, iss. 06 international, middle east
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To Hell With Caitlin Flanagan
The New Yorker writer is just one in long line of experts who have bullied overwrought parents over the past century
vol. 30, iss. 05 gender
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Acting Your Race
The day after the 2006 Oscars, Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan penned a scathing critique of the… more
vol. 30, iss. 04 race
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Men Growing Up to be Boys
Madison Avenue cultivates a Peter Pan version of masculinity
vol. 30, iss. 03 gender, media
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Sex and the Septuagenarians
When I grow up, I want to be old. Old as in proudly, imperiously fat like my grandmother,… more
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Can Blogs Revolutionize Progressive Politics?
We have no interest in being anti-establishment," says Matt Stoller, a blogger at the popular Web site MyDD.com.… more
vol. 30, iss. 02 politics, technology
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Postcards From the Front
Recent Iraq soldier memoirs display a 'whatever, dude' detachment
vol. 30, iss. 01 military
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Cowboys in Love
"All happy families resemble one another; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way," writes Leo Tolstoy… more
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When Boys Will be Jarheads
There are two great Hollywood narratives about war. The "good" war version--think World War II epics--goes something like… more
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The President’s Husband
"Commander-in-Chief" premiered on ABC's new fall line-up with little fanfare. The White House Project, a non-partisan group dedicated… more
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Babes in BushWorld
Raunch culture offers good old-fashioned pleasure, Republican style
vol. 29, iss. 24 gender, government: administration
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Turning a Wall Street Giveaway Into a Rescue for All Americans
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