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Studying with babies.

Have you ever had a baby by your side when you were studying for a law school exam? I had one -- out of the frame -- when I posed for this photograph . The baby -- my older son, John -- was less than 2 months old, so he took no i…

It's me and Mark Schmitt...

... on Bloggingheads ! Topics: Ann's rock-star aura of coolness Mark wants outrage over income inequality Hillary Clinton calculates a central position Those impulsive, irrational women How Obama has entered our space and org…

Nutritionism, the ideology that has replaced food.

Michael Pollan writes about how we got so twisted up about nourishing ourselves (as opposed to eating). He pinpoints the start of the problem. In 1977, a Senate Select Committee on Nutrition -- led by George McGovern -- told peo…

George Carlin.

George Carlin was on Tim Russert's CNBC show this weekend, promoting his book " When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops ." The show ended with Russert asking Carlin "Do you vote?" Carlin answered: No, I don&#…

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