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In Defense of Corruption* IFRL-Plague-Nergal

In Defense of Corruption*

Will March 31, 2009
One has to admire Murtha’s honesty. “If I’m corrupt, it’s because I take care of my district”...
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quote of the day

Erik Kain March 31, 2009
“It’s not fair for me just to single out the lyrics, because I also know I’m listening...
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Taibbi could be way off base…

William Brafford March 31, 2009
…or he could be absolutely correct; either way, to read him going off on the NYT’s AIG...
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Anatomy of a Sequel IFRL-TLC-Patterns-43222482870_86c976cae7_o

Anatomy of a Sequel

Will March 31, 2009
The New York Times‘ latest on the fourth Fast and Furious sequel has it all, from Vin...
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Pop Christianity

Erik Kain March 31, 2009
In large part, when Christians attempt to do pop-culture it fails miserably.  For one thing, I personally...
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Seriously…

Seriously…

Dave March 31, 2009
The next time I hear someone mention The Community Reinvestment Act as a proximate cause of the financial...
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As Is Often the Case… IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-gemaldegalerie.preparation-of-christs-tomb-142

As Is Often the Case…

Mark of New Jersey March 31, 2009
I wholeheartedly agree with every item on John’s list.
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Gone to Pot IFRL-Plague-Apollo11

Gone to Pot

Will March 30, 2009
I had planned to kick things off with a sweeping introductory post, but it seems William Brafford...
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So when… IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-459352

So when…

Erik Kain March 30, 2009
…will the “free market” take care of this anomaly?  Fact is, the government isn’t doing a very...
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Tradition and Ideology IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-thyssen.the-solitude-recollection-of-vigen-limousin-57

Tradition and Ideology

Erik Kain March 30, 2009
J.L. Wall, writing in response to Scott’s treatise on 21st Century Conservatism, writes: There’s a danger in...
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Ahhh, Slate IFRL-TLC-Patterns-24144420577_ddd02c8a18_b

Ahhh, Slate

Freddie March 30, 2009
Among the many editorial disagreements I have with Slate.com is the fact that, very often, their subheads...
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“But who versus? Who are we doing it versus?” IFRL-NaPP-Asia-3g10434v

“But who versus? Who are we doing it versus?”

William Brafford March 29, 2009
The finale of the fourth season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia opened with Charlie bursting into...
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Enjoy IFRL-TLC-Scenery-Wunderwald-Berlin-Factory

Enjoy

Freddie March 28, 2009
the music.
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ad hoc justice

Erik Kain March 28, 2009
So it looks as though Spain is opening formal criminal inquiries into alleged war crimes surrounding the...
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Comments

Erik Kain March 28, 2009
I have installed a commenting system called Intense Debate which allows people to have user accounts, track...
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Dear New York Times, IFRL-NaPP-Asia-01361vu

Dear New York Times,

Freddie March 28, 2009
Writing an article like this, making empirical claims with almost entirely anecdotal evidence, and a single study,...
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Working with what we’ve got…. IFRL-TLC-Scenery-tony-detroit-362133-unsplash

Working with what we’ve got….

Erik Kain March 28, 2009
I’m sure I’ve run this course long enough.  I’ve been in constant contemplation of the merits of...
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Friday Night Jukebox: Senseless Violence Edition IFRL-TLC-Scenery-jennifer-latuperisa-andresen-427694-unsplash

Friday Night Jukebox: Senseless Violence Edition

Mark of New Jersey March 27, 2009
Those handful of Ordinary Gentle-readers who have followed me from my old site may recall my occasional posts...
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This… IFRL-TLC-Scenery-Wunderwald-Berlin2

This…

Erik Kain March 27, 2009
….is the promise of globalization.  Just like coat factories that moved from the States to Eastern Europe...
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Children… IFRL-Mindiv-alberto-bigoni-1281859-unsplash

Children…

Erik Kain March 27, 2009
Nattavudh Powdthavee is completely off the mark.  Having children is not like winning the lottery.  The happiness...
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