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al Obamaiya: The President’s Cairo Speech IFRL-Mindiv-Society-Marcia-Sculpting

al Obamaiya: The President’s Cairo Speech

Chris Dierkes June 4, 2009
Full text of his speech here (h/t Andrew Sullivan, who if you check his site has a...
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a quote for a sunny morning

Erik Kain June 4, 2009
“An African-American President with Muslim roots stands before the Muslim world and defends the right of Jews...
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Laissez-faire

Will June 4, 2009
Craigslist’s idiosyncratic libertarianism is the subject of this highly-entertaining article.
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At last IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-GAPD-tretyakov.the-apotheosis-of-war-177

At last

Freddie June 3, 2009
James Poulos has fulfilled his destiny and gone on Bloggingheads. Watch.
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bad analogies

Erik Kain June 3, 2009
I was out for drinks with friends and Israel came up in the conversation.  A friend of...
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I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Went Crazy

Chris Dierkes June 3, 2009
So I spent 35-45 minutes today trying to get a fly out of my bedroom.  You know...
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the art of magic in fiction

Erik Kain June 3, 2009
The other day I was sitting around drinking beers with a friend and talking about magic.  Specifically,...
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5-And-A-Half Stories About The Same Thing IFRL-NaPP-Asia-01317vu

5-And-A-Half Stories About The Same Thing

Will June 3, 2009
Coleman Collins, D-League journeyman, former Euro-basketballer, and a pretty entertaining author, is now contributing to TrueHoop. A...
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Ah, Abortion

Guest Authors June 3, 2009
~by sidereal When I’m asked for my opinion on abortion (or when I give it unprompted) I...
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Doubling Down

Mark of New Jersey June 2, 2009
There seems to be quite the fooferaw over responding to the Tiller murder developing between several bloggers...
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Justifying Abortion

Will June 2, 2009
This fascinating paper on abortion has probably been circulating for some time, but this is the first...
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From the Department of Bad Promotional Ideas

Will June 2, 2009
Townhall Magazine’s sweet new giveaway: Newt Gingrich and Jackie Gingrich Cushman have recently written 5 Principles for...
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the great thing about being a father (part 1)

Erik Kain June 2, 2009
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought...
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Richard Dreyfuss: The Original Ordinary Gent? IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-gemaldegalerie.architectural-veduta-170

Richard Dreyfuss: The Original Ordinary Gent?

Mark of New Jersey June 2, 2009
We here at the LOG like to think we hold a fairly wide range of opinions on...
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near home, after rain

Erik Kain June 1, 2009
But first, the leap… —- —-
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Honest to god, IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-loc22

Honest to god,

Freddie June 1, 2009
I can’t imagine a stupider course of action, given this country’s demographics and demographics to be, than...
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bad craziness indeed

Erik Kain June 1, 2009
I guess I just don’t understand this kind of hatred.  I just don’t understand it.
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not nearly enough

Erik Kain June 1, 2009
From hilzoy: “I am strongly pro-choice, but I think it is perfectly possible to be opposed to...
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WWJD?

Mark of New Jersey June 1, 2009
Alex Knapp has the definitive take on whether Jesus would have waterboarded, as some have claimed.  It’s...
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George Tiller

Erik Kain June 1, 2009
“It is out of characterfor the left to neglect the weak and helpless. The traditional mark of...
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