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Phineas Priesthood 2: The Tanakh

by | Dec 18, 2014 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — continuing exploration of the Phineas story as it leads to the recent Larry McQuilliams incident among others ] . Phineas vs Zimri & Cozbi . I Paradise is depicted in many traditions as a garden — indeed the very word...

Electricity: The Catalyst for Change

by | Dec 4, 2014 | Monitor

The first panel of ASP’s conference “Electricity Supply: What it Means for Security, Development & Geopolitics,” entitled “Electricity: The Catalyst for Change,” brought together an array of development and security experts to highlight the...

Atran and Husain on Gaza

by | Aug 6, 2014 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — two voices of moderation with a glimmer of hope — plus a recap of some recent posts of mine ] . Scott Atran, Ed Husain. Scott Atran, an anthropologist at France’s National Center for Scientific Research, John Jay College and the...

Balancing acts & mirror images: 2

by | Aug 1, 2014 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — second of (at least) three posts, mostly about Gaza — high wire stuff ] . Here are two young women poets, the hope of the world, mirroring one another in a rare balancing act that leaves neither political / military side of the...