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Israel, Alone IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-34385864146_c55d0419ee_c

Israel, Alone

Erik Kain February 12, 2009
There is something remarkable and frightening about the fact that Avigdor Lieberman’s Party, Yisrael Beiteinu, came in...
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Mushroom Kingdom weirdness

Freddie February 12, 2009
I’m pretty curious, naturally, and I have some friends who (like myself) enjoy inflicting psychic distress on...
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Winning the War Fought in the Wrong Location (While Still Losing the Peace) IFRL-Mindiv-38564853941_5212cc5263_o

Winning the War Fought in the Wrong Location (While Still Losing the Peace)

Chris Dierkes February 11, 2009
Freddie thinks that those (like Reihan) who are nervous about new so-called modest (or lowered) expectations should...
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God keep our land…

Erik Kain February 11, 2009
I lived in Vancouver, BC for two years and honeymooned there years later, but the extent of...
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Never Go In Against A Libertarian When Phallacy Is On The Line IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.gordale-scar-a-view-of-gordale-in-the-manor-of-east-malham-in-craven-yorkshire-the-property-of-lord-ribblesdale-44

Never Go In Against A Libertarian When Phallacy Is On The Line

Mark of New Jersey February 11, 2009
This is a Public Service Announcement: if you are really intent on exposing political enemies as liars,...
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modesty in Afghanistan

Freddie February 11, 2009
I think Reihan is right to be distressed, given his inclinations for Afghanistan, by the perceptible shift...
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A Gay Marriage Solution Whose Time May Soon Be Upon Us

Guest Authors February 11, 2009
by Kyle Moore This may come as a surprise, but I’m not exactly prone to confrontation.  While...
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Sanctions pt. 2 IFRL-TLC-Patterns-GAPD-reinasofia.wine-jug-and-glass-288

Sanctions pt. 2

Erik Kain February 10, 2009
h/t | Jamelle
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Economic Interventionism IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.spring-landscape-daubigny

Economic Interventionism

Erik Kain February 9, 2009
Mark raises an interesting point: Finally, I’d put an end to the concept of economic or diplomatic sanctions...
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I, troll IFRL-TLC-War-43688139725_a02624244e_b

I, troll

Freddie February 9, 2009
Alan Jacobs has some thoughts on the virtues and vices of blogging, vis a vis the seemingly...
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Getting Our Priorities in Order IFRL-NaPP-Space-rawpixel-id-418597

Getting Our Priorities in Order

Mark of New Jersey February 9, 2009
Responding to E.D.’s post last week, Roque Nuevo wrote: “the world generally” agrees that national sovereignty, pluralism,...
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Snow in Arizona

Erik Kain February 9, 2009
I think we’re at eight inches so far, with another foot expected today, and Lord knows how...
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Stimulation After (Economic) Climax IFRL-TLC-Scenery-34594058095_1e6a7eb443_o

Stimulation After (Economic) Climax

Chris Dierkes February 9, 2009
I see Mssr. J. Schwenkler linked to and posted some of a recent Brian Beutler-Megan McArdle Bloggingheads...
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A poem for Sunday IFRL-NaPP-Space-30834319103_7bd5fa7b18_o

A poem for Sunday

Erik Kain February 8, 2009
The Fall of Rome by W.H. Auden The piers are pummelled by the waves; In a lonely...
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The Humanitarian Empire IFRL-TLC-Scenery-federico-beccari-62960-unsplash

The Humanitarian Empire

Erik Kain February 8, 2009
Scott wonders again whether there isn’t a place for humanitarian intervention, or a sort of anti-imperialist version,...
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Opportunity, Society, and the Role of the State IFRL-NaPP-Space-rawpixel-id-440248

Opportunity, Society, and the Role of the State

Erik Kain February 7, 2009
A few thoughts on Freddie’s post below. First, I think $10/hour is a pretty reasonable wage for...
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calling bullshit on bullshit

Freddie February 7, 2009
Andrew links approvingly to another frivolous experiment that seeks to show that bootstrapping rhetoric isn’t dead, and...
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“All I want… to kno-ow! All I want!” IFRL-Mindiv-cassidy-james-blaede-1055753-unsplash

“All I want… to kno-ow! All I want!”

Freddie February 7, 2009
lyrics feature adult language The Misfits, to me, are genius, and I don’t know why they don’t...
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Madrick on Case for Big Gov’t

Chris Dierkes February 6, 2009
I found this an extremely thought provoking Bloggingheads.  I thought some of the League and our readers...
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the grad trap

Freddie February 6, 2009
John Schwenkler has some wise words about the college debt trap. As I said in the comments...
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