Day: December 6, 2009

Harvard as Hogwarts? IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.abbey-among-oak-trees

Harvard as Hogwarts?

Will December 6, 2009

I’m a few years removed from the college admissions process, but this is a pretty novel selling...

“For one, the point is clearly made that the ‘master ring’, the so-called ‘one ring to rule them all’, is actually a rather elaborate justification for preemptive war on Mordor. “ IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-tretyakov.christ-in-the-wilderness-165

IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-tretyakov.christ-in-the-wilderness-165

“For one, the point is clearly made that the ‘master ring’, the so-called ‘one ring to rule them all’, is actually a rather elaborate justification for preemptive war on Mordor. “

Will December 6, 2009

I missed this the first go-round, but McSweeney’s parody of Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky on The Lord...

The Analytical Rigor of Racists IFRL-TLC-War-GAPD-tretyakov.whirlwind-2

The Analytical Rigor of Racists

Will December 6, 2009

On the fringes of the internet, you often hear that the science of hereditary racial differences is...

War Is Politics By Other Means IFRL-Mindiv-Society-GAPD-altesnational.the-dinner-at-the-ball

War Is Politics By Other Means

Chris Dierkes December 6, 2009

Scott’s recent post on President Obama’s decision re: Afghanistan is worth the read. He makes a number...

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