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Mother Jones and the War on Drugs IFRL-TLC-Scenery-loc17

Mother Jones and the War on Drugs

Erik Kain July 15, 2009
Mother Jones has a series of articles on the doomed-from-the-start War on Drugs well worth checking out. ...
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musician’s cooperative

Erik Kain July 15, 2009
So I’m a musician when I’m not a blogger or a worker or a father or a...
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Singapore’s health care system IFRL-NaPP-Asia-800px-Qiu_Ying_-_Spring_Morning_in_the_Han_Palace_-_Walters_3548_-_View_G

Singapore’s health care system

Erik Kain July 15, 2009
Via Chris in the comments, this intriguing look at the Singapore health-care system:
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Nothing To See Here IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-rijks.landscape-with-waterfall-40

Nothing To See Here

Will July 15, 2009
One cost-free way for conservatives to appeal to minority voters would be to do a better job...
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health care, flip-flopping, and drunken boxing…er…blogging IFRL-TLC-War-GAPD-versailles.coving-the-nef-vessel-of-louis-xiv-21

health care, flip-flopping, and drunken boxing…er…blogging

Erik Kain July 15, 2009
Okay, so Michael Drew in the comments has pointed out that I have been inconsistent in my...
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Simplistic Is as Simplistic Does: Ralph Peters Edition IFRL-TLC-Patterns-GAPD-reinasofia.coffee-grinder-cup-and-glass-on-a-table-168

Simplistic Is as Simplistic Does: Ralph Peters Edition

Chris Dierkes July 14, 2009
Ralph Peters writing in the USA Today has penned a less than stellar op-ed for your perusal....
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thoughts on health care ctd.

Erik Kain July 14, 2009
Conor writes: As I ponder an Obama Administration health care reform bill, whatever that turns out to...
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Best. Craigslist Ad. Ever. Picture 1210

Best. Craigslist Ad. Ever.

Will July 14, 2009
A sample: OK, let me start off by saying this f150 is only available for purchase by...
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Noooooooo! IFRL-NaPP-Space-15155837078_0c1edf1eeb_o

Noooooooo!

Mark of New Jersey July 14, 2009
Hilzoy calls it quits.  She was one of the left-o-sphere’s best voices of reason and calm.  While...
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Practical Steps to Limiting Government: Required Reading Edition IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426235

Practical Steps to Limiting Government: Required Reading Edition

Erik Kain July 14, 2009
“If companies that are “too big to fail” are too big to exist, then bills that are...
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on new atheism IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.jerusalem-and-the-valley-of-jehoshaphat-from-the-hill-of-evil-counsel-42

on new atheism

Erik Kain July 14, 2009
Robert Wright talks about the hawkish nature of New Atheism:
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A Thought on Healthcare IFRL-NaPP-Retro-800px-France_in_XXI_Century._Air_cab

A Thought on Healthcare

Mark of New Jersey July 14, 2009
Reading the comments to E.D.’s link-fest yesterday, I noticed that there is a lot of resistance to...
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The Greatest Scene Ever Filmed? IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Hirosage-FoxTrap

The Greatest Scene Ever Filmed?

Will July 14, 2009
In honor of Bastille Day. If this doesn’t send chills up your spine, check your pulse:
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Words Fail IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426219

Words Fail

Will July 13, 2009
Ken at Popehat documents a truly astounding feat of asshattery.
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A fair-minded assessment IFRL-Mindiv-rawpixel-id-323098

A fair-minded assessment

Will July 13, 2009
of Sarah Palin and the media.
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Academic obscurantism for the sake of . . . what? IFRL-Mindiv-rawpixel-id-528784

Academic obscurantism for the sake of . . . what?

Will July 13, 2009
Among other relics from middle school, my CD case still contains well-worn copies of both Pinkerton and...
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Links IFRL-NaPP-Space-photo-manipulation-1825450_1920

Links

Erik Kain July 13, 2009
Links, after the leap…
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Roman Holiday IFRL-NaPP-Space-39863609892_ed285e965d_b

Roman Holiday

Mark of New Jersey July 13, 2009
Conor points out that restaurateurs in Rome go out of their way to overcharge tourists:
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ask and ye shall receive

Erik Kain July 13, 2009
Well, Freddie asked.  And received.
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“But again, if the gentlemen said, ‘I like the way the swastika looked,’ and had clean criminal record, it’s possible we would allow that person in.” IFRL-TLC-War-rawpixel-id-328271

“But again, if the gentlemen said, ‘I like the way the swastika looked,’ and had clean criminal record, it’s possible we would allow that person in.”

Will July 13, 2009
A very frightening article from Salon on Neo-Nazis and the military.
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