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Some Helpful Explanations IFRL-TLC-War-34463355671_81b5a7a0c2_o

Some Helpful Explanations

Erik Kain March 22, 2009
Via Br. Dave, probably the best, simplest explanation of the credit crisis I’ve seen thus far. It...
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Sunday Poem IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-nationalgallery.the-vendramin-family-venerating-a-relic-of-the-true-cross-244

Sunday Poem

Freddie March 22, 2009
The Portent by Herman Melville HANGING from the beam, Slowing swaying (such the law), Gaunt the shadow...
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The Japan Option IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-vangogh.the-white-orchard-12

The Japan Option

Erik Kain March 22, 2009
During his campaign, Barack Obama promised to talk with Iran – to open dialog with Tehran without...
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One fantastic way for you to keep in shape, IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-edit-unautremondetran00gran_0_0128

One fantastic way for you to keep in shape,

Freddie March 21, 2009
Michael, would be to join that army that you are so desperate to send out to every...
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Economics Round-Up, or: Why We are All Screwed IFRL-Mindiv-narain-jashanmal-1260246-unsplash

Economics Round-Up, or: Why We are All Screwed

Erik Kain March 21, 2009
I don’t know about anybody else, but this whole treasury/bailout/banking thing is just mind-numbing and overwhelming and...
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Who needs JournoList… IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426266

Who needs JournoList…

Erik Kain March 21, 2009
….when you’ve got “Twit?“
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Freddie March 21, 2009
Jacob Weisberg, I promise– I promise– 100 years from today, millions of paper-and-ink books will be being...
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what the Journolist kerfuffle suggests IFRL-Plague-Microscope

what the Journolist kerfuffle suggests

Freddie March 21, 2009
This whole Journolist fracas that has been kicking around lately has again dredged up some of my...
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Congratulations… IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-6bbd42777eb1081b1ff565907daf69c7

Congratulations…

Erik Kain March 21, 2009
….are in order for Daniel Larison whose graduation was today.  The Ph.D. is finally in the bag. ...
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word for the day IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-freer.waves-at-matsushima-128

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 IFRL-NaPP-Space-nasa-earth

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… IFRL-NaPP-Retro-800px-France_in_XXI_Century._Air_battle

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… IFRL-Mindiv-rawpixel-id-113763

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 IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-459469

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 IFRL-Mindiv-GAPD-altesnational.the-theatre-du-gymnase

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 IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-40098328662_a2e9ed911a_b

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 IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-GAPD-tretyakov.princess-reverie-193

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 IFRL-TLC-Patterns-24144420577_ddd02c8a18_b

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 IFRL-Mindiv-brandon-erlinger-ford-1338801-unsplash

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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