Obama: ‘Let the Purge of the Intellectuals Begin!’

Though President Barack Obama refuses to publicly describe himself as a socialist or a communist, the pages of non-revisionist history books are full of details about purges similar to the one he recently launched. Purges often work like this: When a new socialist/communist...

Pope Benedict XVI starts off marathon Bible reading

On Sunday Pope Benedict celebrated a huge mass to open a worldwide meeting of prelates at the Vatican. Over 200 bishops are attending that meeting, which is discussing the modern relevance of the bible. It will...

US Magazines: Canadians World's Top Intellectuals'

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWow, who knew we were so Brainy, after reading this, I rushed to check my phone messages.  No doubt I was out when they called."PARIS - Liberal deputy leader...

Pangea Day celebrates film

Thousands of people will be taking part in 'Pangea Day' today, which is four hours of programming by independent filmakers and celebrities and is a global event celebrating the glory that is film."In case you...

America has most intellectuals

Americans are the most intellectual people on the earth. According to a report published in the latest issue of prestigious Foreign Policy magazine.  "An intellectual is someone whose mind...

13 Arrested in 'Plot to kill' Nobel Laureate

The Guardian reports that more than a dozen people have been arrested in connection with a planned assassination of Nobel Prize-winning Turkish author, Orhan Pamuk. Pamuk is an internationally respected author and...

Where is Hollywood looking for new talent? Online

Where is Hollywood looking for new talent? Online If you're undiscovered but Web savvy, the new school of the streaming video revolution may be your big break By MELANIE McFARLAND P-I TELEVISION CRITIC For all of...

Noble Acts

"Noam Chomsky on Noble acts. From an online video available at SEED."

Turkish Intellectuals Between Democracy and Nationalism

"Turkish novelist Elif Shafak was taken to court on charges of "insulting Turkishness." It's a part of the Turkish penal code often used to go after intellectuals. But do the country's politicians have the courage...

Mexico's Anti-Israeli Chutzpah

Most of the world ignored it, but Mexico and Israel recently had a diplomatic tiff.

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