The Children of Hannibal. By Michael J. Totten.

The Children of Hannibal. By Michael J. Totten. City Journal, Autumn 2012.

The rich heritage of Tunisia, maybe the only place where the Arab Spring stands a chance.

Full Fathom Five: 5.0 Liberalism and the Future of the State. By Walter Russell Mead.

Full Fathom Five: 5.0 Liberalism and the Future of the State. By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, January 20, 2013.

Is the Singularity Still Near? By Walter Russell Mead.

Is the Singularity Still Near? By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, January 20, 2013.

The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era. By Vernor Vinge. VISION-21: Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in the Era of Cyberspace. NASA, March 30-31, 1993. Also find it here, here, and here.

Tribute to John von Neumann, 1903-1957. By Stanislaw Ulam. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, May 1958.

Neumann on the singularity [p. 5]:

One conversation centered on the ever accelerating progress of technology and changes in the mode of human life, which gives the appearance of approaching some essential singularity in the history of the race beyond which human affairs, as we know them, could not continue.

Technological singularity. Wikipedia.

2013: What *Should* We Be Worried About. Symposium. Edge.

Tikvah: The boot camp of Jewish Learning. By David Brinn.

Tikvah: The boot camp of Jewish learning. By David Brinn. Jerusalem Post, January 3, 2013.

The President’s Lady.

The President’s Lady. Directed by Henry Levin. Produced by Sol C. Siegel. Written by Irving Stone and John Patrick. Starring Susan Hayward and Charlton Heston. Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953. YouTube. Also here.

Charlton Heston gives a heroic and romantic portrayal of Andrew Jackson.

The Gray Lady Confirms Blue Civil War. By Walter Russell Mead.

The Gray Lady Confirms Blue Civil War. By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, January 18, 2013.

Now What, Liberalism? By Thomas B. Edsall. New York Times, January 16, 2013.

Universities Bludgeon Adjuncts With Obamacare Loophole. By Walter Russell Mead.

Universities Bludgeon Adjuncts With Obamacare Loophole. By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, January 20, 2013.

Health Law Pinches Colleges. By Mark Peters and Douglas Belkin. Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2013.

“Gun Culture” – What About the “Fatherless Culture?” By Larry Elder.

“Gun Culture” – What About the “Fatherless Culture?” By Larry Elder. Real Clear Politics, January 17, 2013.

Obsessed with Race, Class, and Gender. By Nathan Harden.

Obsessed with Race, Class, and Gender. By Nathan Harden. National Review Online, January 17, 2013.

History Professors Obsessed with Racism, Class, and Gender, Survey Finds. By Charles Rollet. The College Fix, January 16, 2013.

Defending Democracy by Teaching History. By Jeremi Suri. Real Clear Politics, January 18, 2013.

More on this issue here.

William Bratton: The Real Cures for Gun Violence. By David Feith.

William Bratton: The Real Cures for Gun Violence. By David Feith. Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2013.

William Bratton, the once (and possibly future) New York police commissioner, on the president’s gun-control plans and the need for “certainty of punishment.”

Bible Bashing at NYU. By Nathan Harden.

Bible Bashing at NYU. By Nathan Harden. National Review Online, January 10, 2013.

NYU Secrets Post #496, December 21, 2012: “My ConWest teacher . . .” Facebook.

Student’s Complaint Over Bible-Bashing Professor Sparks Debate. By Jennifer Kabbany. The College Fix, January 9, 2013.

Nathan Harden on “The End of the University as We Know It,” here.

An Infantile Spectacle. By Rich Lowry.

An Infantile Spectacle. By Rich Lowry. National Review Online, January 18, 2013.

Who Needs an AR-15? By Daniel Foster. National Review Online, January 18, 2013.

In gun control push, Obama abandons logic and facts. By Timothy P. Carney. Washington Examiner, January 16, 2013.

The myth of the imperial presidency. By Gideon Rachman.

The myth of the imperial presidency. By Gideon Rachman. Financial Times, January 7, 2013.

U.S. leadership vital for freedom’s future. By Lawrence J. Haas.

U.S. leadership vital for freedom’s future. By Lawrence J. Haas. The Commentator, January 17, 2013.

The New Power Class Who Will Profit From Obama’s Second Term. By Joel Kotkin.

The New Power Class Who Will Profit From Obama’s Second Term. By Joel Kotkin. NewGeography.com, January 18, 2013. Also find it here.

The Future of America’s Working Class. By Joel Kotkin. NewGeography.com, June 1, 2010. Also find it here.

The Ten Commandments.

The Ten Commandments. Part 1. Part 2. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Starring Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, and Anne Jackson. Paramount Pictures, 1956. YouTube.

Charlton Heston plays Moses as a Jacksonian. As befits the future president of the NRA.

Two Hollywood Biblical Epics.

Samson and Delilah. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Starring Victor Mature, Hedy Lamarr, and George Sanders. Paramount Pictures, 1949. YouTube. With Hebrew subtitles here.




Solomon and Sheba. Directed by King Vidor. Starring Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, and George Sanders. United Artists, 1959. YouTube. With Vietnamese subtitles here.


Solomon. Starring Ben Cross and Vivica A. Fox. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2000. YouTube.