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word for the day

Chris Dierkes March 20, 2009
infandous:  ““Unspeakable, not to be spoken of; nefarious,”  (archaic).  As in:  “[MP George Galloway] is an “infandous...
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quote of the day

Erik Kain March 20, 2009
“Talk about misplaced anger. Wall Street built a wooden house, stuffed it with flammable material, set it...
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found this…

Erik Kain March 20, 2009
…at Kyle Cupp’s blog.  And I liked it.
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Do something useful for a change…

Erik Kain March 20, 2009
Writes Yglesias: Let the business geniuses, if any there be in these firms, get out and go...
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Growth vs/equal to Prosperity? IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.rear-view-of-the-houses-at-schlobfreiheit

Growth vs/equal to Prosperity?

Chris Dierkes March 20, 2009
Will Wilkinson reprints the response of John Cochrane to the Brad DeLong-Luigi Zingales debate at the Economist. ...
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Geithner and AIG

Erik Kain March 19, 2009
I guess there’s only one guy to blame for the AIG bonuses, so next time Obama revs...
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thursday art walk

Erik Kain March 19, 2009
The Dream of St. Joseph by Georges de la Tour
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less (legal and moral) light re: abortion

Chris Dierkes March 19, 2009
Kyle over at Vogue Republic has a thought-provoking two parter set (Part I and Part II) of...
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because not all poems should fall on Sundays

Erik Kain March 19, 2009
After Work ~by Gary Snyder The shack and a few trees float in the blowing fog I...
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us lacking political capacity

Chris Dierkes March 19, 2009
Clive Crook writing in The Financial Times: Political capacity is the real key, and here is where...
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Remarking on the Unremarkable and Making it Remarkable

Mark of New Jersey March 19, 2009
Earlier tonight, I expressed surprise that the idea that AIPAC is more powerful and active than any...
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Needs More AIPAC!

Mark of New Jersey March 18, 2009
In comments downblog, Roque Nuevo is looking for something to back up E.D.’s assertion that “No other...
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no trees were harmed in the making of this blog

Erik Kain March 18, 2009
I suppose when it comes to politics I am a bit of a mixed bag.  I think...
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turn on, tune in, opt out

Erik Kain March 18, 2009
Writes Andrew Sullivan: Andrew Biggs highlights an interesting new study on social security finding that 48 percent...
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Dear Abby

Erik Kain March 18, 2009
Jack Gillis proves that sometimes less is more: Dear Abby: I’ve been in a long-term relationship with...
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induction leading to abortion qualms

Freddie March 18, 2009
This is the product of late-night thinking, and my ideas tend to be even more crack-pot in...
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The Un-American Conservative

Erik Kain March 17, 2009
Noah Pollock is in rare form in this Commentary Post – utilizing all the tired, typical old...
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Clay Shirky responds

Freddie March 17, 2009
Just wanted to turn your attention to Clay Shirky’s response to my post from the comments, which...
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Not Knowing the Meaning of Words: Special Diplomacy Edition IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-16657503177_e6a1ef2808_z

Not Knowing the Meaning of Words: Special Diplomacy Edition

Chris Dierkes March 17, 2009
Christian Brose writing at the Shadow Gov’t on the ForeignPolicy blogroll: Is negotiating akin to appeasement? No,...
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Ladies and gentlemen…

Freddie March 17, 2009
… I give you Rolcats.
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