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'Et Tu Brute?' Looks at Rendering Caesarnew
Instead of tracing the dismal lineage of political murder, from antiquity to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Woolf's concise book studies the history of one political murder, the murder of Caesar.
The Texas Observer |
Steven G. Kellman |
09-10-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Texas Redneck Games: A Redneck State of Mindnew
But don't confuse these hard partyers with white trash.
The Texas Observer |
John MacCormack |
09-10-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
The Inanity of a DHS Fence in South Texasnew
A proposed Rio Grande fence will separate families, wreck economies, and threaten wildlife, but it won't stop illegal immigrants.
The Texas Observer |
Mary Jo McConahay |
09-10-2007 |
Immigration
Fred Thompson Finally Gets In The Deep Endnew
While covering Watergate, Hunter S. Thompson seemed oddly fascinated with the young lawyer from Tennessee -- and I think he would be surprised but not shocked to know that in September 2007, Fred Thompson would be announcing (finally) his campaign for Nixon's old job.
The Texas Observer |
Cody Garrett |
09-06-2007 |
Commentary
The Army's Deadly VX Waste is Burning In Texasnew
The Army has claimed the waste is no more dangerous than kitchen cleaners, but when environmental scientists began looking at the disposal process, they found scary scenarios.
The Texas Observer |
Rusty Middleton |
09-04-2007 |
Environment
'American Furies': Heartbreak Hotelnew
The politics and folly of criminal justice are familiar ground for Abramsky, and his latest book is not a riveting tale -- its value lies in making us consider why we do what we do, how we came to this point, and why it's important to trace history's longer arcs.
The Texas Observer |
Stayton Bonner |
08-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Brothers': Chasing Assassinsnew
Bobby Kennedy died believing his brother's killers had not been found.
The Texas Observer |
Matthew Stevenson |
08-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
Moveable Feastnew
Despite the attention brought to "food miles" by books like Deep Economy, Plenty, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, eating local isn't always the greenest option.
The Texas Observer |
James McWilliams |
08-13-2007 |
Books
The Bush Administration: Unhinged and Dangerousnew
Seldom if ever has a White House been as untethered from the will of the people, or reality for that matter, as the administration of George W. Bush in its second term.
The Texas Observer |
Editorial |
07-16-2007 |
Commentary
Survival Among the Ruinsnew
Jim Crace's The Pesthouse and Cormac McCarthy's The Road both look at a blistered, disintegrating, post-nuclear-war America.
The Texas Observer |
Paul Christensen |
07-16-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Fiction Reviews
Renegade Bloggers Besiege the Southern Baptist Conventionnew
Bloggers have become the new Baptist bogeymen -- for non-Baptists, their ascendance may well mean that the potent political force against secular culture will become less powerful in national politics.
The Texas Observer |
Michael Erard |
07-16-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
A Lesson in Equal Protectionnew
Inside the Texas cases that opened the schoolhouse door to undocumented immigrant children.
The Texas Observer |
Barbara Belejack |
07-16-2007 |
Immigration
A Texas Town is Poisoned, But No One is Responsiblenew
A pesticide-processing plant that operated in South Mission from 1950 to 1972 is believed to be the cause of cancer and birth defects -- but since the facility closed, attempts to remove toxic residues and compensate residents have repeatedly foundered.
The Texas Observer |
Jesse Boga |
07-03-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Gov. Rick Perry Strikes Againnew
Perry has proved again that the 61 percent of Texans who voted against him in the last election were right - the governor is more than willing to put revenge and ideology before sound public policy.
The Texas Observer |
Editorial |
07-03-2007 |
Commentary
Erard Mines Applied Bluderologynew
The subtext -- and pretext -- of this book is that in 2007 you don't need a blunderologist to tell you that the most powerful man in the world is a gaffe factory.
The Texas Observer |
Steven G. Kellman |
07-03-2007 |
Nonfiction
