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RedditArthur C. Danto, Nation art critic and the Johnsonian Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the university at its 2004 commencement. Columbia cited Danto for having "allowed us to see art through the lens of your large and generous philosophical mind," as well as for "your deep and liberal humanity" and "your remarkable joining of art and philosophy in a relationship of mutual enrichment."
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Noted.
Sarah Palin, pit bull in lipstick; Amy Goodman behind bars.
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Tale of Two Conventions
Populist politics in Denver; an elaborate fraud in St. Paul.
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Noted.
Dems and the Constitution, dispatches from Denver, journos rescue our correspondent in Georgia.
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The Biden Bid
It could have been worse--a lot worse.
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We'll Take It From Here
Eight years ago, the people gave the GOP the keys to the country. It's time to take them back.
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The I-word, back on the table; Fannie Lou Hamer and the Democrats.
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For a New Economics
The tepid platform Democrats will adopt in Denver isn't a new social contract, but it does go places Republicans never will. Let's hope Obama does better.
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