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Innovators Needed IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.tivoli-the-cascatelle-312

Innovators Needed

Will April 5, 2009
Is there some way for me to blog while taking a bath?
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Sunday Poem series

Freddie April 5, 2009
The Kraken by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Below the thunders of the upper deep; Far, far beneath in...
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The Limits of Secularization

Erik Kain April 5, 2009
Secularization is part of a long trend toward moral liberalization. That the Iowa Supreme Court would unanimously...
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this has the potential IFRL-TLC-Scenery-durul-dalkanat-1340961-unsplash

this has the potential

Freddie April 4, 2009
to be an interesting sociological experiment.
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the Goldberg conundrum IFRL-Mindiv-cassidy-james-blaede-1055753-unsplash

the Goldberg conundrum

Freddie April 4, 2009
Peter Suderman considers Ari Roth vs. Jeffrey Goldberg. Isn’t Goldberg an almost ludicrously enthusiastic booster for the...
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The notion of judicial activism. IFRL-NaPP-Space-14741327136_d071c54672_k

The notion of judicial activism.

William Brafford April 4, 2009
My name’s on the sidebar now, so I feel obligated to offer a brief response to E.D.’s...
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Working with what we’ve got…part II IFRL-NaPP-Retro-14345382535_299bd344f5_b

Working with what we’ve got…part II

Erik Kain April 4, 2009
Daniel Larison picks up arguably one of my most awkwardly worded sentences in one of my most...
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The remakes continue… IFRL-NaPP-Asia-3g10372v

The remakes continue…

Erik Kain April 4, 2009
…this time with a brand new Masters of the Universe.  That’s right.  He-Man is back…
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It’s just those damned activist judges again, making trouble for the rest of us…. IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.vesuvius-in-eruption-with-a-view-over-the-islands-in-the-bay-of-naples-100

It’s just those damned activist judges again, making trouble for the rest of us….

Erik Kain April 4, 2009
“The lawless judicial attack on traditional marriage and on representative government continues.” ~ Ed Whelan @ NRO...
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Quote for the Day (April 4th)

Chris Dierkes April 3, 2009
“But for the record, I don’t think white people have to answer for Glenn Beck. It was...
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Multi-generational living… IFRL-TLC-Scenery-Wunderwald-Stage

Multi-generational living…

Erik Kain April 3, 2009
Freddie informs us that upwards of 66% of college grads intend to move back in with their...
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Friday Night Jukebox, DIY Edition IFRL-NaPP-Asia-GAPD-freer.moonlight-revelry-at-dozo-sagami-122

Friday Night Jukebox, DIY Edition

Will April 3, 2009
As a fellow part-time hipster, I found a lot to like in William Brafford’s meditation on DIY...
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Indie rock, DIY, localism. IFRL-TLC-Scenery-pawel-nolbert-291146-unsplash

Indie rock, DIY, localism.

William Brafford April 3, 2009
E.D. wrote, “The idealism of the paleoconservative cause is simply too burdened by the idealism of its...
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Yep, the times are a changing… IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426265

Yep, the times are a changing…

Dave April 3, 2009
Justice in Iowa. I may have more on this later after I read the opinion.
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Ward Churchill IFRL-TLC-Patterns-GAPD-reinasofia.guitar-with-inlays-301

Ward Churchill

Freddie April 2, 2009
1. Ward Churchill is an asshole. 2. He was actually correct in saying, in his notorious essay...
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Oh give me… IFRL-TLC-War-specna-arms-1120115-unsplash

Oh give me…

Erik Kain April 2, 2009
…a break people.  Will you stop at nothing?  Have we already forgotten the close, close relationship between...
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The times…

The times…

Erik Kain April 2, 2009
…they are a’ changing.
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A Ghost on Aspen Street IFRL-TLC-Scenery-thomas-griggs-641511-unsplash

A Ghost on Aspen Street

Erik Kain April 2, 2009
I was out drinking beers with a friend last night, sitting on the patio of a local...
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“I knew right then we were f—ed.” IFRL-TLC-Patterns-44985957522_ac8a982920_h

“I knew right then we were f—ed.”

Will April 2, 2009
A great anecdote from an otherwise mediocre article on Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni, whose tenure in Phoenix...
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Willy Wonka and the Gospel Factory

Chris Dierkes April 2, 2009
Noah Millman while discussing the Where The Wild Things Are Trailer clarifies a point I was trying...
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