Daily Archive: August 18, 2010

/// August 18, 2010

Capra-corn and the life of our time

There’s a quote about Carl Jung that I’ve come across a couple of times and shamelessly stolen every chance I’ve had: “We live a double life whether we know it or not. We live...

Mark of New Jersey

/// August 18, 2010

The Anti-Broder Center Redux

Over at Balloon Juice, E.D. does some ‘splainin’ about his worldview. I must say that it’s one of my favorite pieces ever from our humble webmaster. A brief taste:

/// August 18, 2010

Uncertain America

Over at the Washington Examiner I riff off of this post by Kevin Drum and conclude that America is a lot more uncertain than it should be for many working class families. I’m not...

Mark of New Jersey

/// August 18, 2010

QOTD

“Calling this a mosque is like calling a casino in Las Vegas a cathedral because it has a wedding chapel.” – A Balloon Juice commenter.

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