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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

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

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

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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How Movement Conservatives Are Killing Capitalism IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.distant-view-of-maecenas-villa-tivoli-214

How Movement Conservatives Are Killing Capitalism

Mark of New Jersey April 9, 2009
When you falsely complain that every single thing your opponents try to do is socialism and absurdly...
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When Should Judges Defer? IFRL-TLC-Scenery-martin-jernberg-274716-unsplash

When Should Judges Defer?

Mark of New Jersey April 9, 2009
Note – Will and I exchanged a few emails on judicial activism, cultural change, and the courts’...
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Disney templates IFRL-TLC-War-GAPD-altesnational.in-the-troops-quarters-outside-paris

Disney templates

Erik Kain April 8, 2009
via Andrew:
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Palms

Erik Kain April 8, 2009
The following images I found rather startling, actually – which is largely due to the fact that...
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Ack! Activist Legislators Thwarting the Will of the People… IFRL-TLC-War-GAPD-reinasofia.carlist-soldier-playing-the-bugle-civil-war-poster-56-683

Ack! Activist Legislators Thwarting the Will of the People…

Dave April 8, 2009
Yes E.D., they found a way to spin it, and here we go… By only one vote,...
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a poem I wrote today

a poem I wrote today

Erik Kain April 8, 2009
Original poetry by Erik Kain.
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Catholicism as a Diploma IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.balcony-room-with-a-view-of-the-bay-of-naples

Catholicism as a Diploma

Will April 8, 2009
I’m late to this, I know, but I just caught Christopher Buckley’s post on Newt Gingrich’s recent...
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Observe and report.

William Brafford April 8, 2009
Observe and Report is going to surprise many people who go see it this weekend. And perhaps...
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The Business of Conflict IFRL-NaPP-Retro-800px-France_in_XXI_Century._Air_cab

The Business of Conflict

Erik Kain April 7, 2009
“When conflict becomes a business, a nation’s business becomes conflict. When mighty industries are built on war,...
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Pandora Conundrum

Erik Kain April 7, 2009
I long ago gave up buying or even downloading music in favor of streaming it for free...
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This is good… IFRL-TLC-Scenery-sorasak-252182-unsplash

This is good…

Erik Kain April 7, 2009
…but it seems like a lot of trade-offs rather than any real measure to slash the slush-fund...
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