Day: April 17, 2016

Samuel Langdon: “The Republic of The Israelites An Example To The American States” (June 5, 1788) langdon

Samuel Langdon: “The Republic of The Israelites An Example To The American States” (June 5, 1788)

Jon Rowe April 17, 2016

The notion that the Ancient Hebrews had a "republic" is more a creation of "Whig" and "Enlightenment"...

Everyone says the Libya intervention was a failure. They’re wrong. – Vox IFRL-TLC-Scenery-steven-wright-1284425-unsplash

Everyone says the Libya intervention was a failure. They’re wrong. – Vox

Will Truman April 17, 2016

Was the rightness of stopping the Rwandan genocide dependent on whether Rwanda could realistically become a stable...

In Cramped and Costly Bay Area, Cries to Build, Baby, Build – The New York Times morninged1

In Cramped and Costly Bay Area, Cries to Build, Baby, Build – The New York Times

Saul DeGraw April 17, 2016

Ms. Trauss’s cause, more or less, is to make life easier for real estate developers by rolling...
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Jaybird April 17, 2016

On Netflix Adultery

Jaybird in reply to CJColucci on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Do you mind if I interpret that as being an answer in the ballpark of "it's not that big of a deal a…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Your curiosity about my personal life is noted, but I am not inclined to satisfy it. I suggest you t…
Jaybird in reply to CJColucci on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Which is why I'm asking. When I say "they aren't really a thing", I, of course, acknowledge that Epi…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Don't be so sure. Your ability to speak with some authority on the subject is open to question.
Jaybird in reply to DensityDuck on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025And how does that play out in practice? We can't get into the good Rod and Gun Club?
Chris in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025HTS was not an ISIS offshoot. The predecessor groups at times worked in a faction with ISIS, but bef…
DensityDuck in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025I remember someone saying "Wilkes-Barre is so white that the Italians and the Poles still had beef i…
Jaybird in reply to CJColucci on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025They're not a thing out here on this side of the Mississippi. Are you, CJ, still not "really" white…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025WASPs aren’t really a thing anymore. Welcome to the club. You might want to check with some more "et…
Jaybird in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025"Ethnic Whites" is a term that was popular in the 70s. It referred to Italians, Irish, so on. Distin…