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the foul rag and bone shop of real politics IFRL-TLC-War-specna-arms-1120115-unsplash

the foul rag and bone shop of real politics

Freddie February 18, 2009
You may have to put some of this in your Helen Rittelmeyer-style “things I believe but cannot...
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“by no definition of the word…”

Erik Kain February 18, 2009
1. Please see an update to this post here. Okay, so right off the bat I’ve taken...
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Christianism and the Gay Marriage Debate

Erik Kain February 18, 2009
Regarding Andrew’s post about the full-page anti-gay-marriage ad run in the Salt Lake Tribune, I find I...
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The Promise of Liberaltarianism

Mark of New Jersey February 17, 2009
Scott and Chris each take issue with my post on Liberaltarianism in a Liberal Age, Scott on...
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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

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

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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