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Day: December 6, 2009

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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...
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“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

“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...
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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...
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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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