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going camping for the 4th IFRL-NaPP-Asia-800px-Qiu_Ying_-_Spring_Morning_in_the_Han_Palace_-_Walters_3548_-_View_G

going camping for the 4th

Erik Kain July 2, 2009
This is about a twenty minute drive from my apartment.  We will be roasting marshmallows and drinking...
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localism vs neighborhood-ism

Erik Kain July 2, 2009
I have to admit, I haven’t been following the dust-up between the First Thingers/ Pomocons and the...
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The Religion-Science Debate Is Theological IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.forum-romanum-for-mr-soanes-museum-296

The Religion-Science Debate Is Theological

Chris Dierkes July 2, 2009
On the flight over to Calgary (for Br. Scott’s nuptials) I read Bob Wright’s new book The...
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r-e-s-p-e-c-t

Erik Kain July 2, 2009
James Joyner points to this piece by Mark Tapcott, in which he says a lot of what...
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one scene play

Freddie July 2, 2009
the imagined genesis of an article *ring*ring*ring* “Hello, this is Troy Patterson.” “TP! David Plotz here!” “David!...
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Pop Quiz

Mark of New Jersey July 2, 2009
With Al Franken’s victory finally official, the Democrats will soon have a filibuster proof majority of 60...
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an apology of sorts

Erik Kain July 2, 2009
I comment on my retraction of an earlier post, here.
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I take it all back IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-gemaldegalerie.the-wings-of-the-wurzach-altar-6

I take it all back

Will July 2, 2009
To hell with established media institutions. They deserve their fate.
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newspapers ctd. IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-459350

newspapers ctd.

Erik Kain July 1, 2009
Megan McArdle critiques Jack Shaffer’s piece at Slate and makes some good points:
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mistakes were made

Freddie July 1, 2009
Ever write something in haste and quickly regret it? Yeah. Mistakes were made, the least of which...
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connections

Erik Kain July 1, 2009
Okay, so below the fold is a screenshot of a post just now up at Clusterstock.  Can...
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saving newspapers – off the top of my head edition

Erik Kain July 1, 2009
Freddie and Will have both written about the impending doom of the newspapers.  I’m not sure I...
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Lament for a Dying Medium IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.rear-view-of-the-houses-at-schlobfreiheit

Lament for a Dying Medium

Will July 1, 2009
It’s ‘Celebrate Old Media Day’ here at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen, and following Freddie on Gladwell...
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Happy Canada Day

Chris Dierkes July 1, 2009
Mullets, socialism, and groovy 60sness from the greatest rock band in Canadian history (all stereotypes must be...
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sometimes things get worse IFRL-TLC-Scenery-25035470639_4dbd4d4944_c

sometimes things get worse

Freddie July 1, 2009
There are many tics of contemporary debate that bother me, but none more so than the enforcement...
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just ask alice in wonderland

Erik Kain July 1, 2009
Tim Burton is behind the wheel with (Surprise!) Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp as two of...
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on contraception

Erik Kain July 1, 2009
Jason Peters has a very interesting post on C.S. Lewis, the environment, and the relationship between generations...
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Spinning my wheels. IFRL-TLC-Scenery-valentin-salja-1319880-unsplash

Spinning my wheels.

William Brafford July 1, 2009
Does anybody else ever have weeks or months where the world seems to push back really hard...
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a bad idea IFRL-Mindiv-GAPD-tate.the-lady-of-shalott-112

a bad idea

Erik Kain July 1, 2009
Matt Yglesias points us to a very bad idea coming from the typically pretty savvy Richard Posner:
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What John Schwenkler Said

Will July 1, 2009
Leave Sarah Palin alone.
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