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great diavlog with Lindsey and Frum IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-44605319845_802954371a_o

great diavlog with Lindsey and Frum

Freddie June 10, 2009
Brink Lindsey and David Frum are a couple of guys who I disagree with a lot, and...
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two graphs

Erik Kain June 10, 2009
Following up on this post from yesterday, on von’s post here, I provide (via Yglesias) yet another...
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Failed Binary Middle East Lenses: Lebanon and Iranian Elections Edition IFRL-TLC-Scenery-DoekKldXUAAfeUs

Failed Binary Middle East Lenses: Lebanon and Iranian Elections Edition

Chris Dierkes June 10, 2009
I realize this is the editorial page of the neocon Washington Post, but I find this kind...
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thoughts on socialized medicine IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tretyakov.rooks-have-returned-159

thoughts on socialized medicine

Erik Kain June 10, 2009
I like Yglesias’s idea: I actually think there’s a very strong case on the merits for a...
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Foreign Affairs Reporting Pet Peeve

Chris Dierkes June 10, 2009
This NyTimes article on a local Pakistani villager uprising against the Taliban in NorthWest Frontier Province refers...
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“Methland” IFRL-NaPP-Asia-01328v

“Methland”

Will June 10, 2009
A depressing book review from Bill Kauffman.
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Sometimes We’re Wrong

Will June 10, 2009
Ta-Nehisi Coates, writing on conservatism: But if you are the slave, that essentially conservative approach will always...
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Understanding Markets IFRL-NaPP-Space-Around-The-Moon

Understanding Markets

Mark of New Jersey June 9, 2009
E.D. thinks that market economics don’t apply to education.  Chris disagrees, but thinks that market economics ultimately...
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over at Obsidian Wings IFRL-TLC-Scenery-rawpixel-id-431527

over at Obsidian Wings

Erik Kain June 9, 2009
von uses the graph (below) to illustrate how horrible Obama’s projected deficits are compared to Bush’s then...
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war… IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426204

war…

Erik Kain June 9, 2009
…with these people would be a tragic mistake.  I hope we can avert it, and I hope...
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reinventing the spiel IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426231

reinventing the spiel

Erik Kain June 9, 2009
What can one say about Frank Gaffney’s recent Washington Times piece that is worthy of such a...
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“The Persecution of Sarah Palin” IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-met.view-of-toldeo-271001

“The Persecution of Sarah Palin”

Will June 9, 2009
Matthew Continetti is obviously a smart guy and one of my favorite bloggingheads participants, so why the...
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Abortion IS subject to the democratic process! IFRL-Mindiv-Society-24550753759_de72f5f23b_b

Abortion IS subject to the democratic process!

Freddie June 9, 2009
This post is by necessity going to be almost identical to posts I’ve made before, but the...
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Judging is Hard IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-hermitage.mosaic-floor-107001

Judging is Hard

Will June 9, 2009
A fairly banal observation, I know, but one worth revisiting in light of the the latest Supreme...
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so… oldsmar water plant hack

so…

Freddie June 9, 2009
…anybody got any job hookups in the Providence/anywhere in Rhode Island areas? Maybe in the writing/publishing/editing/anything fields?
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Whelan Apologizes IFRL-NaPP-Asia-02457v

Whelan Apologizes

Mark of New Jersey June 9, 2009
Ed Whelan has issued an apology to Publius (here and here) for which I think he deserves some...
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small government, or just low tax burden IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.walton-reach-288

small government, or just low tax burden

Freddie June 9, 2009
I agree with John Schwenkler’s descriptive case in this post, while disagreeing with his prescriptions moving forward....
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Post-Economics IFRL-TLC-Scenery-johnell-pannell-1234227-unsplash

Post-Economics

Chris Dierkes June 8, 2009
If you want to see two very acute minds (respectfully) duel with sharpened blades, then check out...
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Monday Night Humor

Chris Dierkes June 8, 2009
With the gangbusters opening of Hangover and the colossal box office failure of Land of the Lost,...
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Are we going to see a Whelan Award on Sullivan’s blog? IFRL-NaPP-Space-nasa-ceres-sign

Are we going to see a Whelan Award on Sullivan’s blog?

Dave June 8, 2009
The guy’s a prick.  He kind of deserves it.
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