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Eichmann's trial: a response
The heart, too, has its reasons: In defense of the Eichmann trial
For all its shortcomings, Adolf Eichmann's trial in Jerusalem in 1961 was one of the most necessary and civilized acts of justice in human history. Hannah Arendt and Dan Rottenberg may legitimately question some of its legal aspects. But this trial was so much more than a legal proceeding.
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Bright lights, big city: Cat's-eye view
It isn't the heat, it's the humanity: A cat's guide to urban survival
Spare me your tales of woe about this heat wave. I've heard it all before. For a fresh perspective, I turned to my cat, Fiona.
The Zimmerman verdict: Inside a juror's mind (2nd comment)
Race and the Zimmerman verdict: One juror's revealing reaction
The woman described as Juror B-37 identified with George Zimmerman and couldn't identify with his black victim, Trayvon Martin. For black people, this juror herself is Exhibit A in a case we've been trying to make for some time.
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Six degrees of tennis separation (a memoir)
Bill Gray, Boris Yeltsin, John Kerry and me: The secret fraternity of tennis
I suppose you could call us family, all of us who love tennis. Our mutual passion for the sport has opened doors for me to countless people who are more famous than I'll ever be.
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Trayvon Martin's mother and the rush to judgment (1st comment)
Unintended consequences: A mother's love and Zimmerman's acquittal
Some people blame the victim for George Zimmerman's shooting of Trayvon Martin. What about the victim's mother? Her emotional reaction, while understandable, undermined the careful investigation that this case required. As a result, Zimmerman is free and we'll never know what really happened the night of the killing.
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All quiet on the warring front
At last, peace and quiet (or at least quiet): The good/bad news about cyberwarfare
Thanks to drones, robots and toxic chemicals, modern warfare is quieter and cheaper than ever before. That means it's even more dangerous.
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Brits and Americans: How we really differ
How do you raise your kids? (And other British-American conflicts)
Britain and the U.S. are two nations separated by a common language, you've heard it said. But if you ask a native-born Brit married to a Jewish American— like me— the gulf far transcends mere linguistics.
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The Chosen People's answer to Paula Deen
Who you calling tasteless? Or: If Paula Deen got away with it, why can't I?
Welcome to “The Politically Correct Over-age Jewish Guy's Kitchen,” the cooking show that shows you respect. Unlike a certain celebrity chef from Georgia who shall remain nameless.
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Edward Snowden: Fugitive without a country
Telling the truth, and other ‘crimes' of Edward Snowden
Uncle Sam pursues a single citizen around the globe for revealing a vast, secret spying operation that targets ordinary Americans. Meanwhile, the nation's security chief gets a free pass for lying under oath about the program. Shouldn't Americans be inviting Edward Snowden to tell us— not a foreign power— what he knows?
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Back to the future in Germany
A fresh start in Germany
In Weimar, Germany, my six-year-old son Danny made his dramatic debut in a remarkable kindergarten named for a remarkable man whose memory, let us hope, will outlast Germany's 20th-Century tragedies.
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