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just nationalize them already… IFRL-Mindiv-adrien-olichon-761777-unsplash

just nationalize them already…

Erik Kain February 17, 2009
Much ado is being made over the recent revelations surrounding the Obama rescue plan that was sort-of,...
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25 Best Blogs

Erik Kain February 17, 2009
Time has a story out today on the 25 best blogs (and 5 most over-rated blogs).  No...
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the invisible heart

Erik Kain February 17, 2009
Yglesias highlights an interesting interview with Jeb Bush on Sweden’s education system, which in short utilizes all...
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climate partisanship

Erik Kain February 16, 2009
George Will isn’t the only conservative partisan using global warming as a wedge issue.  Both sides of...
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more on Kaus

Freddie February 16, 2009
Conor Friedersdorf and Erik are joing Daniel Larison in pushing back strongly against me in the comments...
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Phony in-house Conservative Battles IFRL-Plague-Nergal

Phony in-house Conservative Battles

Chris Dierkes February 16, 2009
My former political editor at the late-great Culture11, James Poulos makes an excellent contribution to a roundtable...
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the continuing fraud of Mickey Kaus

Freddie February 16, 2009
Daniel Larison once took me to task (check the comments) for saying that Mickey Kaus is a...
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Commonhood Liberaltarianism

Chris Dierkes February 16, 2009
As one of the two resident unidentifiable (politically) members of the League, I thought I might give...
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goodnight, Sunday, and Monday tomorrow

Freddie February 16, 2009
So I had a long post all written out, and I don’t know, maybe I will rework...
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A letter to Avigdor Lieberman IFRL-Mindiv-camila-fernandez-1055200-unsplash

A letter to Avigdor Lieberman

Erik Kain February 14, 2009
I wanted to give a quick shout-out to blogger Max Socol who has a really interesting op-ed...
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Liberaltarianism in a Liberal Age

Mark of New Jersey February 13, 2009
Robert Stacy McCain has a scathing post that seeks to permanently douse the concept of a left-libertarian...
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…speaking of socialism… IFRL-NaPP-Asia-800px-Qiu_Ying_-_Spring_Morning_in_the_Han_Palace_-_Walters_3548_-_View_D

…speaking of socialism…

Erik Kain February 13, 2009
There is a point at which the pursuit of the American Dream can be wholly boiled down...
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socialism creep

Freddie February 13, 2009
Okay, so I can’t quite follow this. I’m sure Peter’s right about the merits of The International;...
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politics and poetry

Erik Kain February 13, 2009
“And just as I often fret that my hopes for a right-of-center majority lie somewhere back in...
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Young Turks and Defeatists

Erik Kain February 13, 2009
A symptom of the conservative movement mentality–something I’d say is bound inextricably to the very concept of...
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The Death of Art?

Erik Kain February 13, 2009
If Freddie’s post is a perfect example of “declinist, doom and gloomism” mine will be an example...
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The Risk Problem… IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-otle-vulture

The Risk Problem…

Dave February 13, 2009
Being a finance geek, I can’t help myself from making a few comments… E.D. Kain writes… Here...
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Two words, Benjamin: Economic Oblivion

Freddie February 13, 2009
I’m not normally a declinist, gloom and doom-ism being the kissing cousin of the absurd optimistic teleology that has...
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The Failed Obama Administration

Erik Kain February 12, 2009
So it appears Judd Gregg has withdrawn his nomination for Commerce Secretary, signaling yet another blow to...
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M. van Buren: 25 Random Things about Me

Freddie February 12, 2009
25 Random Things About Me by Martin Van Buren, CITIZEN of the REPUBLIC 1)      Whilst campaigning for...
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