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The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed         Robert K. Lifton: Zionism at Risk July 5, 2011 at 7:24 PM   The promise of Zionism now faces a serious threat. This comes not in the form of foreign militaries, Palestinian terror or economic instability, but in the very persons who purport to support it. Read More... More on Israel         Penny C. Sansevieri: Why Regional Pitching Can Leverage Big Success July 5, 2011 at 7:24 PM   With all the talk of Facebook, Twitter, blogging and other social media, we often forget how we used to promote a book: locally. Many books that hit big success did so by building a regional buzz. Read More... More on Book Publishing         Jonathan Miller: Anti-Semitism in KY Politics: Where's the Outrage? July 5, 2011 at 7:24 PM   Forgy's notion of an international conspiracy, joining Jewish financiers and entertainment moguls, is the modern blood libel: the pernicious fantasy spun by anti-Semites to demean, dehumanize and scapegoat the Jewish people. Read More... More on Judaism         Joseph Stashko: Journalism Has to Kill Its Ego in Order to Succeed July 5, 2011 at 7:12 PM   Journalism is an inherently arrogant profession. From the nucleus of the idea -- journalists write something, the reader reads it -- it's something that thrives off a sense of superiority. Read More... More on Journalism         David Chura: Book Peddlers: Why One Author Hits the Promotion Road July 5, 2011 at 7:12 PM   I have no quibble with the industry's reasons. But I know me. I didn't write a book to promote it, and I didn't dream of making a lot of money from it. Read More... More on Writing         David Isenberg: GIGO: The Perennial PMSC Unanswered Questions July 5, 2011 at 7:08 PM   To paraphrase former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's famous 2003 memo on the war on terror, today we lack metrics to fully understand the strengths and weaknesses of using PMSC. Read More...         Michael Jones: Bride Flight Review July 5, 2011 at 6:50 PM   This is an absurdly melodramatic, improbable, romantic, guilty pleasure of a movie, complete with corny music and more throbbing of propellers whirling on airplanes than any film since Casablanca. Read More...         Robert K. Lifton: Zionism at Risk July 5, 2011 at 6:50 PM   Israeli leadership should prepare a peace program that recognizes the tension between expansionist nationalism and Zionism and ensures the preservation of Israel as a Jewish state consistent with the Zionist imperative. Read More... More on Israel         Cynthia Boaz: The Obligations of Independence July 5, 2011 at 6:50 PM   Reposted with acknowledgements to WagingNonviolence.org. "Please use your liberty to promote ours." -- Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma's National League for Democracy As I got ready to celebrate this Independence Day by barbecuing and watching fireworks with my family this evening, I couldn't help but think about what this holiday must look like from the outside. We celebrate the day that Americans threw off the bonds of tyranny and claimed self-determination for ourselves. Although the verse declaring that "We hold these truths to be self-evident" is more well-known, the opening salvo of the Declaration of Independence is especially worthy of reflection today: Read More... More on Israel         Rev. Dr. Cindi Love: The Separation of Church and Hate July 5, 2011 at 6:50 PM   For those who insist that we are and must be a Christian Nation, may I suggest that the current "Kill the Gays" strategy is not only flawed, it is anything but Christ-like. Read More... More on Religion and Politics         Leon T. Hadar: Netanyahu's Misguided Republican Strategy July 5, 2011 at 6:50 PM   Netanyahu, who has all but signed in as a political advisor for the 2012 Republican election campaign, is operating under the assumption that if Barack Obama is ousted from the White House next year he would be replaced by a clone of George W. Bush. Read More... More on Republicans         Andy McDonald: And That's When the Trees Attacked... July 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM   We cannot glut so extensively on shadows and not expect trees to some day blacken the very soul of humanity. The trees struck, and they struck hard and fast. Read More... More on Climate Change         Lodro Rinzler: Better Homes and Gardens: Buddhist Edition July 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM   When you take good care of your living space, you are affected in a positive way. Not only is a well-tended environment a gift to yourself, you are also offering it to others. Read More... More on Buddhism         Matt J. Rossano: Are Infinities More Scientific Than God? July 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM   From where does the deepest order originate? We don't know because we have yet to uncover nature's deepest laws. Even if we reveal these laws, the question will remain a puzzle. Read More... More on Religion and Science         Natalie Pace: Putting America Back to Work July 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM   Many presidents ride into the sunset of their life, after four or eight years of public service, content to build a Presidential Library and play golf without the weight of the world ruining their swing. But not the Job-Creator-in-Chief: Bill Clinton. Read More... More on China         Phineas Baxandall: In The Public Interest: Maine Approves Historic Law To Reduce Oil Use (Really!) July 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM   If the current Maine legislature has found its way to pass such forward-looking reforms, they can happen anywhere. Read More... More on Transportation         Francine Hardaway: Facing the Fall of the Nation State July 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM   The nation state has outlived its usefulness. In a world of air travel, unmanned drones, and interwebs, its insularity cannot be sustained. Read More...         Christopher J. Flynn: A Flag to Remember July 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM   As you gaze upon your star-spangled banner, don't forget to proudly hail the men and women of our armed services who ensure that it flies over the land of the free and the home of the brave. Read More... More on Veterans         Michael Taft: Downtime for the Stone Age Brain July 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM   Several weeks passed in this way, and I slowly became quite happy. Every day was a good day. My brain was emptying out of thought content, and instead was filling up with silence. Read More... More on Meditation         Joe Waters: Two Services Help Causes, Companies Raise More Online July 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM   I've made it my mission of late to find good online cause marketing options for small companies and causes. Thanks to attending the Cause Marketing Forum Conference two weeks ago, I've found two more. Read More... More on eBay         Erica Chu: Working for Safety in Lakeview July 5, 2011 at 6:09 PM   I've heard over and over again that those rallying for increased safety measures are not making any statements about race or class -- they just want safety. I believe that they do want and should work to make Lakeview safer. Read More...         Dan Solin: Three Sources of Negative Alpha July 5, 2011 at 6:09 PM   Much of the information in the financial media is wrong or misleading. It can be difficult to separate fact from fiction, especially when the source of the information is someone with apparent credibility. Read More... More on Financial Crisis         Brent Sasley: Are American Jews About to Follow the Canadian Pattern? July 5, 2011 at 6:09 PM   Somewhat surprisingly, nobody seems to have pointed to the Canadian case as potentially being replicated here. After all, there are many similarities between the two Jewish communities, including shared community institutions. Read More... More on Judaism         Bonnie Fuller: Hooray to Will and Kate for Revolutionizing the Monarchy With Their PDA July 5, 2011 at 6:09 PM   For years, royalty was untouchable. But in the space of just 66 days since they were married, William and Kate have overturned the stuffy and stuck-up royal image. PDA has played a big part in doing it and here's why. Read More... More on Royal Visit Canada 2011         Evelyne Politanoff: The White Fairy Tale Love Ball 2011 July 5, 2011 at 6:09 PM   Read More... More on Charity         Stu Kreisman: When the Medical Debate Becomes Personal July 5, 2011 at 6:09 PM   The past week a member of my family had a medical emergency. One gets to thinking and reevaluating priorities when faced with family crisis like this. Read More... More on Health Care         Erica Chu: Working for Safety in Lakeview July 5, 2011 at 5:41 PM   Right now, people in the historically gay neighborhood of Lakeview are becoming more concerned about safety. At the same time, racial tensions are rising in this predominately white neighborhood. Read More...         Yolanda Reid Chassiakos: The Good Reading Seal of Approval July 5, 2011 at 5:41 PM   Many of us solve this "too much information" tsunami by turning to critics and top picks, soliciting recommendations from friends, or staying with entrenched reading habits. Read More... More on Book Publishing         Carolita Johnson: Meaty 4th of July! July 5, 2011 at 5:41 PM   Read More...         Mitchell J. Rabin: Is the Natural Gas Industry Fracking Itself? July 5, 2011 at 5:41 PM   While much is yet to be discovered about the full effect of hydrofracking, what is known to date would suggest that the gas industry would want to really take a good look at developing a long-term investment strategy of renewable resources, quickly. Read More... More on New York Times         Magda Abu-Fadil: Undaunted, Octavia Nasr Tweets to New Heights July 5, 2011 at 5:41 PM   As a reporter and editor who dealt extensively with conflicts around the world, Nasr's learned countless lessons. After her Twitter flap, she became a non-person on CNN's blogosphere. Read More... More on CNN         Tamsin Smith: The Next Wave of Good July 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM   Cause Marketing, as a sector, is soaring. An IEG Sponsorship Report predicts that corporate spending on cause marketing will have risen over 6 percent to $1.6 billion in 2010. Read More... More on United Nations         Lee Crockett: Overfishing 101: How Science Helps Managers End Overfishing and Rebuild Depleted Fish Populations July 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM   Industry representatives frequently charge that federal fishery managers use bad science to make decisions. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Read More... More on Oceans         Elizabeth Kucinich: House Leadership Supported Massive Giveaways to Big Ag while Taking a Chainsaw to Nutrition & Food Safety July 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM   The last thing our country needs is a taxpayer-funded subsidy system that favors the very foods that contribute to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. But that's exactly what key members in the House are standing behind. Read More... More on Health         Marcus Samuelsson: 5 Healthy Summer Salad Recipes July 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM   Salad can get a bad rap. People think of bland and watery iceberg lettuce, but in fact, salads are an art form, from the simplest rendition to a colorful kitchen-sink approach. Read More... More on Health         Richard Zombeck: Mass Register John O'Brien's Presentation Draws Crowd of Recorders in Atlantic City July 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM   An audit examining assignments of mortgage recorded in the Essex Southern District Registry of Deeds issued to and from JPMorgan Chase Bank, Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America during 2010 found that 75% of assignments of mortgage are invalid. Read More... More on Bank Of America         The Daily Meal: 10 Craft Beers to Try Right Now July 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM   You may or may not have noticed, but we are suddenly in a golden age of beer consumption, the likes of which this country has not seen since around the time the light bulb was invented. Back in the late 1800s, small, independent breweries numbered in the thousands. That number declined significantly toward the end of the century as consolidation and shifting demand for lighter, German-style lagers bumped a lot of craft breweries off the map. Then in 1920, Prohibition came along and effectively put a top kill on craft beer production, the effects of which would last until the 1980's. Just as the assembly line gave rise to the mass production and distribution of the "Big Three" automakers, the repeal of Prohibition propelled a handful of large national breweries like Anheuser-Busch and Pabst to capture nearly all of the market. Read More... More on Photo Galleries         Food52: 21 Summer Pasta Dishes July 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM   Oh pasta: so dependable, but so quick to bore us. Here are 21 fresh and inspired pasta dishes to put (new) dinner on your table all summer. Hit up food52.com for more on all things food, from baking recipes to salvation from a kitchen emergency. Read More... More on Recipes         Lydia Fisher: Is the "Glass Ceiling" Expanding, the Waiting Room Getting Bigger? July 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM   Are we at an inflection point where the traditional "glass ceiling" is expanding across the spectrum of society -- where education and hard work may not be the sole answer to getting ahead anymore? Read More... More on Family         Ashwin Madia: Reid Changes the Game on Iraq July 5, 2011 at 5:09 PM   For years, many lamented that the U.S. decision to invade Iraq detracted from our focus on Afghanistan and made Afghanistan the forgotten war. But now, with a false declaration that combat operations are over in Iraq, the ongoing action there has ironically become the new forgotten war. Yet, we need look no further than the recent spike in violence and American deaths in Iraq to remind us that we are still very much at war in that country. Fifteen Americans died in Iraq in June, making it the deadliest period there for American troops in two years. It is for this reason that Senator Harry Reid's forceful declaration today opposing our continued presence in Iraq should not be understated. Read More... More on Barack Obama         Honest Cooking: Wartime Food: Meet The Goulash Cannon July 5, 2011 at 5:09 PM   At the turn of the 20th century, the modern mobile field kitchen for use in theaters of war was invented. Read More... More on Germany         John Dominic Crossan: The Search for the Historical Paul: Which Letters Did He Really Write? July 5, 2011 at 5:09 PM   After Paul's death, followers imagined him in new situations and had him respond to new problems. Well and good, but, even if correct, so what? And why should anyone care? Read More... More on Christianity         Richard Barrington: Welcome news for money market accounts: Inflation chills out July 5, 2011 at 5:09 PM   It may be heating up outside, but a cool breeze of relief has come from an unexpected source. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report shows inflation easing back a little bit. Read More...         Maggie Kozel, M.D.: Why Medicaid Cuts Harm Us All July 5, 2011 at 5:09 PM   But it is also a terrible deal for taxpayers. The American taxpayer needs to understand how this Medicaid patient ended up in Randy's office. Read More... More on Health Care         Darby Roach: Painting Poetry: The Art of Edward Mayes and Alberto Alfonso July 5, 2011 at 5:09 PM   The collaboration between poet Edward Mayes and architect and painter Alberto Alfonso gives credence to the idea that art happens not on the printed page or on the canvas, but rather in our mind's eye. Read More... More on Art         Ellen Galinsky: The New Male Mystique -- It's No Joke! July 5, 2011 at 5:09 PM   Today, men are experiencing what women experienced when they first entered the workforce in record numbers -- the pressure to "do it all in order to have it all." This is the essence of the "new male mystique." Read More... More on Parenting         Emily Franklin: How Yoga Found Me July 5, 2011 at 4:53 PM   I tried yoga about a decade ago (and yes, I am now old enough to be able to toss around phrases like "a decade ago") -- and I hated it. In short, yoga was this thing that I tried, didn't like and moved on from. Read More... More on Fitness and Exercise         Ashwin Madia: Reid Changes the Game on Iraq July 5, 2011 at 4:53 PM   Senator Harry Reid has done our nation and our troops a service this week by forcing a debate on the length of American presence in Iraq. Read More... More on Barack Obama         George Heymont: Specialty Acts -- From Vaudeville to Blue Man Group July 5, 2011 at 4:53 PM   Over the years, specialty acts have ranged from classically trained musical comedians like Victor Borge and Anna Russell to escape artists like Harry Houdini and Doug Henning. Read More...         Frank Schaeffer: Abortion Tactics and Conflicted Moral Ambivalence July 5, 2011 at 4:53 PM   The way abortion was legalized in America in Roe v Wade and Doe v Bolton left us with a culture war that won't quit and turned the Republican Party into a far right fringe element dominated by religious extremists. Read More... More on Civil Rights             This email was sent to venturepoliticalcapital@gmail.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Account Login Unsubscribe Here