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a quote about me…now and in the future IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.gorge-near-amalfi

a quote about me…now and in the future

Erik Kain June 19, 2009
“If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics, religion, learning, etc., beginning from his...
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a morningish quote

Erik Kain June 19, 2009
“The two cases handed down yesterday are just two new additions to the trend observed by Jeffrey...
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a poem

Erik Kain June 19, 2009
This, from the Dish, a poem by Hafiz which I think is quite lovely:
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The America of Nora Roberts.

William Brafford June 19, 2009
Lauren Collins’ New Yorker article on Nora Roberts (June 22nd issue, not online yet) was, at first,...
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The Iranian Reformers Have Won: Now Comes the Danger

Chris Dierkes June 19, 2009
The big headline today coming out of Iran of course is Ayatollah Khamenei’s ultra hardline stance, in...
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Why Care about Affirmative Action?

Mark of New Jersey June 18, 2009
Via Ta-Nehisi Coates comes this piece by Pat Buchanan that centers around the following allegation: Sotomayor got...
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thursday art walk

Erik Kain June 18, 2009
The Return of Marcus Sextus by Pierre-Narcisse Guerin
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is the iranian regime vulnerable?

Erik Kain June 18, 2009
Douglas Muir has a pretty good breakdown of exactly what makes a regime vulnerable to collapse –...
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Rittelmeyer Eat Your Heart Out

Chris Dierkes June 18, 2009
Dateline: Squamish, British Columbia courtesy CBC: Maureen Lee told CBC News she was turning away to pick...
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Wendell Berry goes to jail

Erik Kain June 18, 2009
Well, no, not yet anyways…
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why I am not a neoconservative

Erik Kain June 18, 2009
I used to believe in humanitarian intervention.  I used to truly believe that the right thing for...
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Pop – it matters!

Will June 18, 2009
My review of Ismail Kadare’s The Siege is now up.
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Acting Like You Mean It: Show Your Work

Mark of New Jersey June 18, 2009
To a certain extent, I think Freddie’s being too harsh on Reihan in this post.  But at...
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on healthcare

Erik Kain June 18, 2009
I think the one thing that free-market health care advocates have yet to illustrate is, as Freddie...
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support for the VAT with caveats

Freddie June 18, 2009
Health care reform is capable of whittling out some inefficiencies and could, in the long run, save...
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Will the Real Conservatives Please Stay Where You Are?

Chris Dierkes June 17, 2009
Davey over at Theopolitical has a very sharp post up analyzing the epic (can I call it...
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Let Me Love– Til Death Do Us Part

Freddie June 17, 2009
So I wrote this piece last year for Culture11. I wanted to link to it in response...
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why are we asking for health care reform?

Freddie June 17, 2009
Reading Reihan’s post on the costs of health care reform today gave me what has become a...
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Same old, same old Neocons

Chris Dierkes June 17, 2009
A reader writes Andrew: In their desire for Ahmadinejad to succeed, today’s neocons are in complete opposition...
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a quote for the afternoon

Erik Kain June 17, 2009
“If Nixon could go to China in the wake of the Cultural Revolution, which was a hundred...
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