I found out that Dr. Duncan Black (aka Atrios) was speaking at nearby Grinnell College at 8pm last night, so I drove out to see him. I got there a bit late, and walked into a well-attended symposium. The topic was "Trench Warfare: Narratives-Modern Media." I arrived just as he started talking about what prompted him to start a blog.
I noted, wryly, that Judith Miller had given a symposium—"Cooperate/Jail -Journalism Ethic Dilemma"—in the same room at 4:30. Missed it.
The audience was receptive, and there were a lot of questions afterward. Writeup below the fold.
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