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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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The Myth of Europeanism IFRL-Mindiv-Society-26329892924_3341812cb2_odu

The Myth of Europeanism

Mark of New Jersey March 16, 2009
One thing that has long baffled me has been the idea on the American Right that Europe...
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the Web has a lot less to teach the print media than you think IFRL-NaPP-Asia-00154v

the Web has a lot less to teach the print media than you think

Freddie March 16, 2009
Andrew approvingly links to more schadenfreude directed towards the newspapers. And, yes, I call it schadenfreude.  I...
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another dime in the jukebox baby… IFRL-NaPP-Retro-14345382535_299bd344f5_b

another dime in the jukebox baby…

Erik Kain March 14, 2009
So since Scott’s Friday Night Jukebox was less ambitious than he intended, and since the video he...
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Stewart v. McArdle IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-GAPD-altesnational.the-isle-of-the-dead

Stewart v. McArdle

Erik Kain March 13, 2009
Megan McArdle  completely misses the point of “fake news”, or at least she’s missed the point of...
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plotting plotz on the bible IFRL-Mindiv-darius-bashar-560069-unsplash

plotting plotz on the bible

Chris Dierkes March 13, 2009
From an interview by The Daily Beast with David Plotz on his new book Good Book (which...
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Celebrating Bribery, Extortion, and the End of the Secret Ballot IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426204

Celebrating Bribery, Extortion, and the End of the Secret Ballot

Mark of New Jersey March 13, 2009
I know that liberals really, really want to see the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), and especially...
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A Community of Individuals IFRL-TLC-Scenery-federico-beccari-62960-unsplash

A Community of Individuals

Mark of New Jersey March 12, 2009
“Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist.  He who would gather immortal palms must not...
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It’s a generation thing… IFRL-Mindiv-26269642200_21005720c6_o

It’s a generation thing…

Erik Kain March 12, 2009
So, a few thoughts on this video (via Andrew): First of all, this is awesome.  The Westboro...
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the anti-Semitic accusation as throw-away IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Japanwest-Audubon

the anti-Semitic accusation as throw-away

Freddie March 12, 2009
Here’s a little passage from Jeff Goldberg that I’m afraid is remarkable only for how typical it...
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Ross Douthat’s “Vertical Moment” IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-9673472460_9c30d7d642_c

Ross Douthat’s “Vertical Moment”

Erik Kain March 11, 2009
It appears Ross Douthat is filling the void left by Bill Kristol at the New York Times. ...
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Gunslingers IFRL-TLC-War-GAPD-reinasofia.american-prisioners-released-in-spain-hendaya-855

Gunslingers

Erik Kain March 11, 2009
“The United States should follow the British example. It should initiate diplomatic contacts with the political wing...
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Background on (Neo)distributism IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.the-berlin-potsdam-railway

Background on (Neo)distributism

Chris Dierkes March 11, 2009
ED’s piece yesterday calling for a neo-distributist/localist economic order is  well worth the time.  As coincidence (or...
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The End of Christianity in America IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426280

The End of Christianity in America

Erik Kain March 10, 2009
Michael Spencer predicts an evangelical collapse in the United States and Cathy Lynn Grossman of USA Today...
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A little bailout humor for a Tuesday afternoon… IFRL-NaPP-Space-rawpixel-id-440048

A little bailout humor for a Tuesday afternoon…

Dave March 10, 2009
Maybe this whole too-big-to-fail thing has some legs to it.  Maybe that’s why fellow libertarian Stephen Gordon...
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affinity and expectations

Erik Kain March 9, 2009
Andrew writes, of Gaza and the American political reaction: this assault on top of a blockade, carried...
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Thieves IFRL-TLC-Scenery-ufo-1951536_1920

Thieves

Erik Kain March 9, 2009
“Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly...
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Watchmen IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tretyakov.rye-171

Watchmen

Freddie March 7, 2009
Saw the movie version of Watchmen tonight. There’s no particular reason to dislike the movie more than...
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…speaking of home IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-9670246161_907ff51a92_c

…speaking of home

Erik Kain March 6, 2009
Apparently yesterday, in the town of my birth, there was a massive explosion that levelled three buildings...
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