Day: February 25, 2010

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Friendship and civic virtue

Will February 25, 2010

Patrick Deneen has written a fascinating entry on friendship, politics and civic virtue. Excerpting doesn’t do the...

The French: Dangerous or Merely Useless? IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-thyssen.view-of-naarden-2

The French: Dangerous or Merely Useless?

Matthew Schmitz February 25, 2010

Jody Bottum’s provocative First Things piece on France put me in mind of this old but timeless...

Healthcare will always be a thorn in the side of the GOP IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-freer.variations-in-pink-and-grey-chelsea-18u

Healthcare will always be a thorn in the side of the GOP

Erik Kain February 25, 2010

I have learned far more about healthcare reform than I ever thought I would in recent months. ...

Defending the tea parties IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.england-richmond-hill-on-the-prince-regents-birthday-276

Defending the tea parties

Erik Kain February 25, 2010

In the comments to my tea party post, Freddie writes: It would help, you know, if you...

Sympathy for the Aristocracy IFRL-TLC-Patterns-GAPD-reinasofia.coffee-grinder-cup-and-glass-on-a-table-168

Sympathy for the Aristocracy

Will February 25, 2010

Those who share the Porch’s aristocratic nostalgia will enjoy Trevor Phillips on The Wind in the Willows:

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A Quick FAQ

Jason Kuznicki February 25, 2010

So who are you anyway? I’m a Research Fellow at the Cato Institute. Here’s my professional page....

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