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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Beverly Review Covers Kirstein Opposition to Nuclear Energy
S. Frances Crean, RSM, chemistry professor and Peter N. Kirstein on Japan’s nuclear crisis and the future of nuclear power. Story appeared in the March 30, 2011 issue of The Beverly Review. Concerns on nuclear power discussed at SXU forum … Continue reading
President Obama’s Libya Crime and Impetus for Nuclear Proliferation
Colonel Muammar Gadhafi As the supine press ponders whether there will be mission creep or whether Congressional reaction to this immoral Libyan war is motivated by morality or realpolitik, none has chosen to comment on the reckless deleterious impact of the Libyan … Continue reading
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Remarks on Japan Nuclear Crisis and the Need to Eliminate Nuclear Power Worldwide
 Welcome to our nuclear world with the immoral, diabolical fissioning of the uranium or plutonium nucleus. Kirstein Remarks on March 25, 2011 at “Panel on Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown and Our Community.” An isotope of an element is one with the … Continue reading
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South African University Severs Ties with Israeli Ben Gurion
West Bank Separation Barrier not built on Israeli territory but within the West Bank colony. I generally do not support boycotts in which faculty exchanges are terminated. I have been quite critical of US policy under the Patriot Act which … Continue reading
Kirstein to be on Nuclear Radiation and Power Panel: Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown and Its Impact on US Security
Event March 25, 2011 Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown and Our Community Friday, March 25, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Fourth Floor Board Room Who: Saint Xavier University Department of Chemistry Acting Chairwoman Sr. Frances Crean, R.S.M., and Department of History and … Continue reading
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Hands off Libya: UN, US Criminal Plans for more Death and Agony
The decision by the UN under cover from the Arab League to intervene in a civil war with violent unprovoked attacks is reprehensible. The suffering of the Palestinians pales in comparison and nothing is done to restrain Israeli colonialism and … Continue reading
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Thirty-Two DePaul Graduate Students Seek Justice in Goswami Academic Freedom Case
 Academic Freedom is Never Free: Respect diversity and professors who dare challenge the stultifying sacred canon of a department. I removed voluntarily an earlier image that poignantly and accurately represented my views on this sordid matter. This was done in … Continue reading
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An MP3 Version of Kirstein Radio Broadcast on Kevin Barrett Show
This is a link to my appearance on the Dr Kevin Barrett broadcast on Truth Jihad radio of the American Freedom Radio. Scroll down to March 11, 2011 and you will see my name. When you access it, you may go to the 1:00 mark … Continue reading
Dr Kevin Barrett Previews My Appearance on His Radio Programme
This is a link to my scheduled appearance on Dr Kevin Barrett’s Truth Jihad radio show on Friday, March 11, 2011 from 2:00-3:00 PM CST. In the photo, I am the one on the left. The venue was the Historians … Continue reading
Northwestern University Sex-Toy Incident is Protected Under Academic Freedom
Psychology Professor John Michael Bailey of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois on February 21, 2011 in his Human Sexuality course chose to present an optional class in which a woman was brought to orgasm by a motorised stimulant sex toy. The course … Continue reading
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Representative Peter King: A Joe McCarthy Redux and A Different Kind of King
On Thursday, Representative Peter King, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, begins what is basically a reincarnation of the subversive hunting House Un-American Activities Committee. H.U.A.C. from 1938 to 1975 was initially chaired by Texas Democrat Martin Dies Jr., from … Continue reading
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Kirstein to Appear on Kevin Barrett Radio Programme
Kirstein will appear on the Kevin Barrett, Truth Jihad Radio show on the American Freedom Radio network from 2:00-3:00 CST on Friday, March 11, 2011. The program is broadcast from Madison, Wisconsin and will explore the challenges to academic freedom … Continue reading