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 December 1, 2008Opinion Today |
Stanley Fish: Think AgainStanley Fish is a law professor and author.  Dennis Danielson, a distinguished Miltonist, has just published a translation of "Paradise Lost." Into what language?, you ask. Into English, is the answer. Danielson is well aware that it might seem odd to translate a poem into the language in which it is already written. . . . The value of his edition, he says, is that it "invites more readers than ever before to enjoy the magnificent story - to experience the grandeur, heroism, pathos, beauty and grace of Milton's inimitable work." Read full post » ADVERTISEMENT  Nicholas D. Kristof: On the GroundThe Op-Ed columnist's blog.  For Pakistani women, terrorism can come in the form of disfiguring attacks, often at the hands of their own husbands. Nicholas D. Kristof reports from Pakistan. Watch the video » The educated guess is that the terrorists behind the Mumbai attacks were from Lashkar-e-Taiba or Jaish-e-Muhammad, both Pakistani groups that have focused on Kashmir. The result is that we face a real danger of escalating tensions that will be bad for India and bad for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Read full post » Reader Comment"You have side-stepped the most important issue. We may not be able to fully solve the Kashmir problem in the near future. But it cannot be 'explained away' either." - Posted by Essar Read full comment »Bloggingheads.tvA regular series of video debates by Bloggingheads.tv  Eve Fairbanks of The New Republic and Matthew Continetti of The Weekly Standard debate how liberal the Democratic Congress will be. Watch the video » | The Opinionator: Tobin HarshawA guide to the wide world of newspaper, magazine and Web opinion. Pointing fingers at the media in the wake of the Mubai terror attacks and the Wal-Mart stampede. Read full post » Paul Krugman: The Conscience of a LiberalThe Op-Ed columnist's blog. . . . is illustrated by the trouble people who consider themselves well informed have, to this day, in understanding the basic principles of how a depressed economy works. Read full post » The BoardA blog by the editorial writers of The New York Times Word that Tom Daschle, the former senate majority leader, will be secretary of health and human services and all-around health czar for the Obama administration is shining a spotlight on his main health-care credential -- his co-authorship of a book entitled "Critical: What We Can Do About the Health Care Crisis." Read full post » Authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner bring their blog to The Times. Read More » |
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Reader Comment
"But what would Milton think? He wrote it, laboring over word choices, surely with a specific intent in mind. . . ." - Posted by Elizabeth Fuller
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