I'm on the Middlebury Institute (the pro-secession "think tank" in Vermont) email list and I have like five Google alerts keyed for secession-related words and phrases. When it comes to leaving the Union, you've got to get up pretty early in the morning to beat me to the punch, Thompson.
I guess I wasn't clear as I should have been in the original post: The existence of non-Arab Muslim democracies cuts against the "Islam is fundamentally anti-democractic and anti-modern" thesis.
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Lazy blogger alert!
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Wait, so you're not allowed to call out other kids' bad behavior?
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This is, as they say, A Good Post.
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Oof. Good catch, sidereal.
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Agree 100% re: Source Tags and Codes.
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Back in the homeland, we have another word for you so-called Camericans: traitors.
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I'm on the Middlebury Institute (the pro-secession "think tank" in Vermont) email list and I have like five Google alerts keyed for secession-related words and phrases. When it comes to leaving the Union, you've got to get up pretty early in the morning to beat me to the punch, Thompson.
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Y'all are some knowledgeable commenters. Anyone want to bang out a guest post?
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Are people really going to have carefully considered opinions about a "We Are the World" remake?
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Bo, you deserve some sort of award for that last comment.
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That, and the fact he's awful at writing!
I've got a real soft spot for Zahn, though.
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Thanks rob!
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Can you recommend a decent starting point? I've heard that jumping into one of Banks' later novels can be difficult for first-time readers.
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"Now that I've started watching NCIS . . ."
You've gone down a dark and dangerous road, Kyle. Have our TV podcasts taught you nothing?
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Speaking as someone who's tried both, I'm not sure there's a definitive answer, Kyle.
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Credible is the word you're looking for, I think.
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Paul Ryan is seriously dreamy. Just sayin'
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What a man!
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Nice one, Thompson.
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That's a damn good question, Kyle.
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Read the article. Her arbitration agreement did not cover sexual abuse.
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Look forward to reading your contributions, Rufus. If low culture or politics tickles your fancy, we'd also encourage you to branch out a bit.
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Yeah, I remember reading The Hidden Hand from Pipes, which I found surprisingly persuasive.
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I guess I wasn't clear as I should have been in the original post: The existence of non-Arab Muslim democracies cuts against the "Islam is fundamentally anti-democractic and anti-modern" thesis.
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