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Fragmentation IFRL-Plague-Brigade

Fragmentation

Will April 13, 2009
Esteemed co-blogger Chris Dierkes has a challenging post on the democratic process. Here’s a decent summary: In...
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you can’t be a pacifist if you haven’t got a war to fight

Erik Kain April 13, 2009
Kyle Cupp has this to say about my professed culture-war pacifism:
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Abu-Jamal and the Costs of Reflexive Anti-Leftism IFRL-Plague-Cleansing

Abu-Jamal and the Costs of Reflexive Anti-Leftism

Freddie April 13, 2009
In the interests of showing that I will disagree as loudly with my friends as with my...
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the local school district today IFRL-Mindiv-josh-marshall-133093-unsplash

the local school district today

Erik Kain April 13, 2009
…is laying off all the school psychologists, school counselors, art teachers, music teachers, theatre teachers, P.E. teachers,...
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The Practical Art of Possible Interests IFRL-TLC-War-GAPD-reinasofia.women-at-the-siege-of-the-alcazar-in-toledo-447

The Practical Art of Possible Interests

Chris Dierkes April 13, 2009
Señor Payne a few posts down shrewdly argues that political hyper-partisanship is a outgrowth of laziness.  He...
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It strikes me… IFRL-TLC-War-vasilios-muselimis-796905-unsplash

It strikes me…

Erik Kain April 13, 2009
…that these “Tea Parties” are nothing more than GOP leftover rallies from a population still deeply absorbed...
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The Futility of Protesting IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-altesnational.the-blinded-samson

The Futility of Protesting

Mark of New Jersey April 13, 2009
Andrew Sullivan has been taking flak from movement conservatives (what else is new?) for calling the Tea...
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pacifism and the culture wars IFRL-NaPP-Retro-800px-France_in_XXI_Century._Barber

pacifism and the culture wars

Erik Kain April 13, 2009
“Saving” marriage obviously means objecting to gay-marriage. But what does this have to do with abortion? Can...
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Sunday Poem Series, on Easter IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-vangogh.along-the-seine-38

Sunday Poem Series, on Easter

Freddie April 12, 2009
from Poems of the Naming of Places by William Wordsworth …we advanc’d Along the indented shore; when...
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Cute, but… IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Yoshitoshi-Raiko

Cute, but…

Dave April 11, 2009
Nice try… Then we have to rip our eyes away from the inferior distractions like the League...
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weird IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-nationalgallery.summer-264

weird

Erik Kain April 10, 2009
Stare at those circles for a minute.  Trippy…
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Why Being a Judge Is Hard IFRL-NaPP-Retro-800px-France_in_XXI_Century._Air_cab

Why Being a Judge Is Hard

Mark of New Jersey April 10, 2009
First, since today is Good Friday, let me apoloize upfront for the disturbing nature of the case...
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A Meditation for Good Friday IFRL-Mindiv-andre-mendonca-397170-unsplash

A Meditation for Good Friday

Chris Dierkes April 9, 2009
The strangest (and perhaps sickest it could be argued) thing we Christians say is that this day...
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adventures in invective IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-459472

adventures in invective

Erik Kain April 9, 2009
“What leaves me with a queasy feeling, though, is the growing sense that Obama is willing to...
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on a roll

on a roll

Erik Kain April 9, 2009
Original poetry by Erik Kain.
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A (mostly) Musical Maundy Thursday Round-up

A (mostly) Musical Maundy Thursday Round-up

Erik Kain April 9, 2009
A few songs and some links to usher in the Easter Triduum….
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even this ship needs steering IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-16657503177_e6a1ef2808_z

even this ship needs steering

Freddie April 9, 2009
Via Andrew, Felix Salmon pokes holes in a list of necessary reforms from Nassim Taleb: Taleb’s first...
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Say Good-bye to your local Farmer’s Market IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-GAPD-altesnational.self-portrait-with-death-playing-the-fiddle

Say Good-bye to your local Farmer’s Market

Erik Kain April 9, 2009
This reminds me of the ridiculous measures taken after the lead scare.  Not good news, to be...
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Why He’s Thoreau and You’re Not IFRL-NaPP-Space-astronaut-1664814_1920

Why He’s Thoreau and You’re Not

Mark of New Jersey April 9, 2009
The veal-chewing fizzicist manages to mock no fewer than 5 conspiracy theories in two sentences.
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Faith and modernity

Erik Kain April 9, 2009
Commenter Tim A had this to say about some of my arguments the other day regarding Leviticus...
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