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Day: April 12, 2014

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An Intriguing Platform of Nihilism and Destruction

Will Truman April 12, 2014
Koichi Toyama ran for the Governor of Tokyo on a very unusual platform, starting off by saying...
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Objectivity is Not the Opposite of Standing for Something

Tod Kelly April 12, 2014
Why I think Elias's latest is off the mark.
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Jaybird April 12, 2014
So... what do you spy with your little eye?
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