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December 24, 2011 The Solomon Scandals

Holidays musing—on e-books and LibraryCity

E-books aren’t like regular books—they’re invisible except on the screen of a computer. Particularly at a time when so many

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May 2, 2011 Politicians / Uncategorized

Osama bin Laden’s death is a military triumph, all right—but how secure are we if dumbed-down U.S. high school students think ‘Al’ Qaeda is a person?

Almost to the day, 66 years ago, on April 28, 1045, Mussolini’s enemies shot him and kicked and spat on

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March 8, 2011 The Solomon Scandals

My Chronicle of Higher Education essay on the need for a well-stocked national digital library system

I’ll be back to the Scandals blog in time, but for now, more of my blogging is happening on the

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