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Tradition in the modern United States. IFRL-NaPP-Space-rawpixel-id-418597

Tradition in the modern United States.

William Brafford April 26, 2009
The briefest description I can give of the point of view for my work as a blogger...
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Sunday Poem Series

Freddie April 26, 2009
Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy WE stood by a pond that winter day, And the sun was...
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all the president’s spies IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-44605320245_7393ee8d3c_o

all the president’s spies

Erik Kain April 25, 2009
John Judis would like to have more discussion about the possibility of ditching the CIA, or at...
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a quote for saturday IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.the-deluge-104

a quote for saturday

Erik Kain April 25, 2009
“What you see in the relationship between torturer and tortured is the absolute darkness of totalitarianism. You...
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Saturday Juke Joint IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.morning-schinkel

Saturday Juke Joint

Chris Dierkes April 25, 2009
Not sure if I’m breaking (bending?) League protocols, but I thought I bring a little of them...
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Just to echo

Freddie April 24, 2009
Andrew, someone should give Julian Sanchez a job as a paid blogger. Because he is very good...
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Fat America

Erik Kain April 24, 2009
Via Dreher:
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Community IFRL-Mindiv-Society-14158726548_175defaa57_b

Community

Erik Kain April 24, 2009
I want to follow up on this with an examination of Community vs. Rights in light of...
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stating the obvious IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-nationalgallery.a-warrior-adoring-the-infant-christ-and-the-virgin-48

stating the obvious

Erik Kain April 24, 2009
“And then, where is the use of torture? It is a slippery trial and uncertain (says Ulpian)...
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Pakistan Update: Whither the State? IFRL-Mindiv-asif-aman-1060810-unsplash

Pakistan Update: Whither the State?

Chris Dierkes April 24, 2009
A bevy of links on the subject. John Robb: Open-Source Counterinsurgency in Pakistan and P. + Open...
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The Tudors, Tradition and Tyranny IFRL-NaPP-Space-rawpixel-id-283668

The Tudors, Tradition and Tyranny

Will April 24, 2009
The Tudors is a bad show. I’m a sucker for historical drama, but after slogging through the...
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Okay, but only if… IFRL-TLC-War-GAPD-uffizi.battle-of-san-romano-49

Okay, but only if…

Erik Kain April 23, 2009
….the Republican Party is renamed the “National Socialist Party.”  Fair’s fair.
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…and he doesn’t look a day over 400. IFRL-TLC-War-26022923368_e3092f76c0_b

…and he doesn’t look a day over 400.

Freddie April 23, 2009
“Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will him about mine ears; and sometime voices, That if I then...
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Glenn Beck and the Red Knight IFRL-Plague-Pit

Glenn Beck and the Red Knight

Erik Kain April 23, 2009
“I told you about these people.  They only mate with their own kind.   It’s yuppie inbreeding.  That’s...
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quote for the morning IFRL-Mindiv-lucas-mordzin-1061221-unsplash

quote for the morning

Erik Kain April 23, 2009
“It’s perfectly possible to think both at once: that real-world torture is ineffective, and that fantasy-world effective...
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Taking the Wrong Approach IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-459382

Taking the Wrong Approach

Mark of New Jersey April 23, 2009
I’m increasingly coming to the conclusion that both sides of the “Did We Torture?” debate are doing...
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left conservatism revisited

Erik Kain April 22, 2009
So my wife tells me yesterday that I’m not conservative.  She asks me how exactly I consider...
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Where are you Congress? IFRL-TLC-Scenery-rawpixel-id-429728

Where are you Congress?

Chris Dierkes April 22, 2009
In response to Scott’s excellent post, I would say that all this shows is yet again that...
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On drawing attention to that which you despise. IFRL-TLC-War-34463352081_1ff8c0fbe7_o

On drawing attention to that which you despise.

William Brafford April 22, 2009
To judge by the big bold text on the posters that have been appearing all over campus,...
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Torture (II)

Will April 22, 2009
Torture is a difficult subject. I think that for Americans of a certain disposition – particularly those...
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